High blood pressure damage the vessels that supply blood to the retina, affecting vision, if not detected early treatment is very high risk of blindness.
Normal systolic blood pressure ranged from 90 to 139 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure from 60 to 89
mmHg. Hypertension is a disease in which the blood pressure at rest is higher than normal: blood pressure ≥ 140 obtained when pure mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg when alone, or increasing both.
Hypertension can cause blindness
Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease, complications of the disease as the cause of death and disability in the elderly top. Hypertension prolonged progression will damage many organs such as the brain, heart, kidneys, eyes, blood vessels ... Hypertension reduces life expectancy 10-20 years and the risk of complications will occur after 7-10 years of disease, 50% will have target organ damage: brain stroke, retinopathy, kidney failure ...
Winter, people with high blood pressure is very difficult to stay healthy. Blood pressure is not easily controlled, dangerous mainly cause complications. Winter, low body temperature, body temperature because they want to maintain stability, reduce the heat, shrinks capillaries that regulate blood resistance outside rise. Besides, the low temperature sweat less, causing increased blood volume. If you eat too many carbohydrates, fat ... will make the ability to absorb and store water in the body increases, causing blood volume in the body increases. In addition, daily mood as anxiety, stress, anger ... will make your blood pressure is not easily controlled.
In case the weather changes, as delivery of high blood pressure, a major risk is the cause complications, especially cerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, and death due to myocardial infarction.
ThS.BS Nguyen Dieu Linh, Central Eye Hospital, high blood pressure damage the vessels that supply blood to the retina, resulting in damage to the cells of the retina, causing vision loss if not detected early to treat the very high risk of blindness.
Typically, patients are not automatically detect early symptoms of retinopathy by hypertension (may have some symptoms such as headache and associated disorders of vision). Since there is no specific treatment for hypertensive retinopathy treatment should mainly treat high blood pressure. Supplementation may enhance circulation, vasodilators, blood vessel walls.
To prevent retinopathy of hypertension, hypertensive patients to treat high blood pressure stable, regular eye exams and conduct ophthalmoscopy to guide treatment, avoid eye damage leading to blindness .
Note for people with hypertension
The bad living habits can also cause harm to people with high blood pressure. According to experts, in everyday life people with high blood pressure should note the following:
- Keep warm in cold colors
- Limiting salt in the daily diet. Eat nutritious foods such as lean meat, chicken, fish, dairy and soy products. Limit your intake of oily foods, limiting tobacco, alcohol, ...
- Exercise regularly sports, participate in a number of outdoor sports is beneficial for blood pressure, such as walking, tai chi and qigong ...
- Keep the spirit does not fall into the state too tired. Anger, anxiety can cause a stroke. Maintaining the upbeat mood, limiting angry, worried, sad ...
- Take the medication regularly, maintain a stable blood pressure. Need to see a doctor when there is abnormal, unpleasant as it may be a sign of high blood pressure.
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