Hypertensive angiopathy of the retina is a lesion of blood vessels located on the fundus in the retina. This pathology develops against the background of high blood pressure, but the degree of its expression is also influenced by other factors:
- features of the structure and branching of the vessels of the retina;
- presence of endocrine diseases, intracranial pathologies, atherosclerosis of vessels ;
- professional activity related to the constant tension of the organs of vision, etc.
Symptoms of retinal angiopathy by hypertonic type
At the initial stages, the pathology practically does not make itself felt to the patient, and you can only learn about it if you have an ophthalmological examination. Caution should be such symptoms:
- the appearance of "flies" before the eyes ;
- sensation of pulsation in the field of eyeballs;
- deterioration or blurring of vision;
- appearance of yellow spots on the eyeball.
When examining the fundus, a specialist in patients with hypertensive angiopathy notes narrowing of the retinal arteries and widening of venous vessels, the formation of vascular sclerosis, exudation as a result of seepage through the capillary wall.
Treatment of hypertensive angiopathy of the retina
In most cases, hypertensive angiopathy of the retina of both eyes develops, and for a successful treatment of this pathology careful diagnosis is necessary. The following methods can be used for this:
- ultrasound dopplerography of the eye vessels;
- fluorescent retinal angiography;
- graphic recording of blood flow in the vessels of the eye;
- measurement of pressure in the vessels.
Complex medication includes the use of drugs to stabilize blood pressure (antihypertensive drugs), anticoagulant drugs, drugs to improve metabolic processes in the body, vitamins. As local therapy, eye drops can be prescribed that improve microcirculation in the eyeball and saturate tissues with nutrients.