A CLINICAL STUDY ON FUNDUS CHANGES IN PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL-VISAKHAPATNAM
| Main Authors: | V. V. L. Narasimha Rao, P. Manjula, Pradhana. Divya. |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1154557 |
Daftar Isi:
- Aim: to study the fundus changes in patients with pih and to determine the correlation between fundus changes, blood pressure and severity of the disease. Methods: patients? clinical history with special importance to bp and proteinuria and visual complaints were recorded. Visual acuity recorded , anterior segment and fundus examination were done and graded accordingly, and the results obtained were analyzed. Results: of the 35 patients, no fundus changes were observed in 15 patients, 11 cases showed grade 1,6 cases showed grade 2 hypertensive changes.in 3 cases, central serous chorioretinopathy(cscr) were noted. 7 out of 13 patients with gestational hypertension,9 out of 13 patients of pre eclampsia 6 out of 9 patients of eclampsia presented with fundus changes. Conclusions: the retinal changes due to pih are significantly correlated with the severity of the disease and level of bp. Early diagnosis and treatment prevent further changes in the fundus.