11/25/2012

Long term hypertension causes retinal blur

Hypertension is a very common disease. Many patients with hypertension only know to take medicine to control blood pressure, but never thought of hypertension will produce to the eye hazards. The initial rapid rise of blood pressure in hypertensive patients, retinal artery will place a temporary functional contraction, i.e. arterial spasm, manifested as a blurred vision, when the normal blood pressure, arterial diameter returned to normal, depending on the material again become clear as before. If the pressure continues to fall, spasm long-term remission, will develop into arterial stenosis. Department of Ophthalmology doctors fundus examination will find artery reflecting enhancement, arteriovenous crossing compression, serious person arteries showed copper or silver appearance changes, further visible vascular tortuosity, vascular sheathing, and the emergence of hypertensive retinopathy. We should pay attention to the active defense the risk of high blood pressure, hypertension is also serious hazards to the eye health, if left untreated, the consequences are also be unbearable to contemplate


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