Basnet, AnjilaRai, NilshanSahani, Shambhu KumarPathak, AnilNepali, Bishal2025-07-312025-07-312024https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1097Anjila Basnet Department of Ophthalmology, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Nilshan Rai (KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal) Shambhu Kumar Sahani KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Anil Pathak KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal Bishal Nepali KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, NepalAbstract Introduction: Hypertension manifests in the eyes as retinopathy, choroidopathy, and optic neuropathy of which retinopathy can be used as a predictor for systemic morbidities and mortalities. The study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy among hypertensive patients visiting the outpatient Department of Ophthalmology in a tertiary care center. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among hypertensive patients from 4th April to 19th November 2023 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 2079/80/96). A Convenience sampling method was used. The Point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Among 161 hypertensive patients, hypertensive retinopathy was present in 70 (43.48%) (35.82-51.14, 95% Confidence Interval). Grade I hypertensive retinopathy accounted for 35 (50%) followed by Grade II HR in 17 (24.29%), Grade III HR in 14 (20%) and Grade IV HR in 4 (5.71%) in the study participants. Conclusions: The prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy was found to be higher than other studies done in similar settings.en-USArticle