On the occasion of World Hypertension Day, Dr Hiral Dodia, Ophthalmologist, Cataract & Lasik Surgeon at Shalby Hospitals, shares insights on how hypertension affects your eyes.
High blood pressure (Hypertension) can affect your eyesight and lead to eye disease. Hypertension can cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina. Also, it affects fluid buildup under the retina (choroidopathy) and nerve damage (optic neuropathy). The damage can be serious if hypertension is not treated.
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