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Hypertensive retinopathy

Hypertensive retinopathy

Hypertensive retinopathy

Retina

Symptoms

Headaches
Visual disturbances , and sometimes sudden vision loss

Signs and tests

Blood pressure
Fluorescein angiography
Ophthalmoscopic examination , which can show changes even if you have no symptoms

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Hypertensive retinopathy

Review Date: 09/07/2008
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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