Publication: Hypertensive patients in eye OPD, TUTH
Date
1998
Authors
Article Type
Original Article
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN (Print) : 1993-2979 | ISSN (Online) : 1993-2987
Volume Title
Publisher
Institute of Medicine
Abstract
Abstract
A retrospective hospital-based analysis of cases with systemic hypertension attending the eye out-patient department (OPD), TU Teaching Hospital (TUTH) was done. Out of 56 cases, 30 had hypertensive fundus changes. Twenty per cent of hypertensive patients of less than 6 months duration had fundus changes. Among them 26.6% were not aware that they were hypertensives. More females (40%) had severe grade of hypertensive fundus changes and more of them (43.3%) had uncontrolled hypertension than males. Branch retinal vein occlusion (23.3%) was the most commonly encountered ocular complication of hypertension. Diminution of visual acuity (40%) and a headache (36.7%) were common presenting features of hypertensive patients with fundus changes.
Keywords: Systemic hypertension, hypertensive fundus changes
Description
Keywords
Systemic hypertension, hypertensive fundus changes
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.40