Hypertensive retinopathy: a retinal condition occurring in accelerated vascular hypertension, marked by arteriolar constriction, flame-shaped hemorrhages, cotton-wool patches, star-figure edema at the macula, and papilledema.
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These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hypertensive retinopathy:
Hypertensive retinopathy: Type of or association with medical condition Retinopathy.
»Introduction: Retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy: Hypertensive retinopathy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Retinopathy (medical condition): Eye retina condition
Retinopathy (medical condition): Retinopathy is damage to the retina at the back of the eye. For diabetic retinopathy it occurs because the tiny blood vessels in the retina are damaged by blood sugars from diabetes. Eventually, the damage to these micro blood vessels causes them to rupture causing tiny clots and aneurisms at the back of the eye. The scar tissue created by this damage and growth of new retina blood vessels, leads to further retina damage. Eventually the retina can actually deform in shape and sometimes partially detach from the back of the eye.
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