Incidence of ophthalmoscopic fundus changes in hypertensive

Karki, KJD

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Incidence of ophthalmoscopic fundus changes in hypertensive

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dc.contributor.author	Karki, KJD
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-10T06:06:48Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-10T06:06:48Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description.abstract	A prospective, hospital based, clinical study was conducted in hypertensive patients referred to the eye OPD, KMCTH, Sinamangal during a period of three months to find out the incidence of fundus changes. A total of302 hypertensive patients were included in the study and their fundus changes were evaluated by direct ophthalmoscopy. The age of the patients ranged from 30-70 years and the duration of hypertension from 1-25years. The blood pressure was not controlled in 218 patients (72.18%). More female patients (56.22%) were hypertensive than male (43.78%). But the fundus changes were less in female patients. Caste-wise hypertension was more common in Brahmins (38.41%) and fundus changes were also comparatively more. The fundus changes were found in 192 patients (63.57%) and the most common findings were hypertensive retinopathy.GrI + GrII combined together (52.31%). The other common fundus finding was BRVO in 11 patients (3.64%).A routine ophthalmoscopic fundus examination to detect the retinal changes in hypertensive patients is recommended. Key words: Systemic hypertension, direct ophthalmoscopy, fundus changes.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/48
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Kathmandu University
dc.title	Incidence of ophthalmoscopic fundus changes in hypertensive
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oaire.citation.conferenceDate	2003
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