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Review
. 2012 Dec;14(6):581-90.
doi: 10.1007/s11906-012-0283-6.

Impact of arterial hypertension on the eye

Vasiliki Katsi  1 , Maria Marketou, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitris Tousoulis, George Souretis, Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Panos Vardas, Ioannis Kallikazaros
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Impact of arterial hypertension on the eye

Vasiliki Katsi et al. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Systemic hypertension has been linked to a wide range of major eye diseases. High arterial blood pressure (BP) decreases choroidal circulatory flow, increases intraocular pressure, and is associated with retinal microvascular abnormalities and prevalence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and retinopathy. This review offers a comprehensive overview of ocular diseases associated with hypertension and emphasizes their importance as predictors to future cardiovascular events. It also gives evidence-based clinical data for the therapeutic approach of eye disease in hypertensive patients.

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