{"id":75793,"date":"2021-11-19T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlasrleye.com\/hypertensive-retinopathy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:52:07","slug":"hypertensive-retinopathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atlasrleye.com\/en\/hypertensive-retinopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hypertensive retinopathy is characterized by retinal vascular derangement caused by maintained severe hypertension. High blood pressure causes both focal and generalized constriction of the retinal arterioles due to self-regulation of blood flow.<\/p>\n

Chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure and degenerative changes in the arteriolar wall manifest ophthalmoscopically as: retinal arterial attenuation, changes in the arteriolar reflex and arteriovenous crossing changes. Increased vascular permeability can lead to retinal lipid deposits (hard exudates) and flame-shaped hemorrhages. The hemodynamic changes in arterial hypertension can lead to vascular occlusion, focal ischemia and nerve fiber layer infarctions (cotton-wool spots).<\/p>\n

Acute severe elevation of blood pressure may lead to acute hypertensive retinopathy (malignant hypertension) and hypertensive choroidopathy. Areas of choroidal infarction can occur, appearing as hyperpigmented lesions surrounded by a halo of hyperpigmentation – Elschnig’s spots. Choroidal infarctions can also assume a linear hiperpigmented configuration along a given meridian – Siegrist\u2019s streaks.<\/p>\n

Malignant hypertension is associated with disc swelling and retinal hemorrhages around the disc.<\/p>\n

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