“Signs of High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol on the Eye”

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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Some people are not interested in examining the eyes from time to time, knowing that there are warning signs that appear in them indicating high blood pressure and increased cholesterol in the body.

In the following report, “The Consulto” reviews symptoms of high cholesterol and blood pressure on the eye, according to “Medical News Today”, “All About Vision” and “Very wellhealth”.

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Symptoms of ocular hypertension

1- Blurred vision

High blood pressure causes narrowing or damage to the blood vessels feeding the retina, which leads to a decrease or cessation of the flow of oxygen-laden blood to it, and thus suffering from blurry vision.

2- Double vision

High blood pressure causes poor eyesight, and the reason is due to optic neuropathy responsible for transmitting light signals from the retina to the brain or blockage of the retinal vein.

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3- Eye pain

Sometimes eye pain is a sign of high blood pressure, especially if the patient also has:

Headache.

Eye redness.

Excessive tearing.

If the patient does not control these symptoms quickly, she may develop glaucoma.

4- Difficulty distinguishing between colors

A patient with high blood pressure has great difficulty distinguishing between colors, and this occurs as a result of a defect in the cones, which are cells located in the center of vision.

5- Night blindness

A serious symptom of high blood pressure, because night blindness indicates cataracts.

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Symptoms of high cholesterol on the eye

1- A yellow dot around the eye

High cholesterol in the blood leads to a disease known as xanthelasma, which causes a yellow dot to appear around the eyes or near the mouth.

The reason for the appearance of this yellow dot is due to the deposition of cholesterol under the skin.

2- A colored ring around the outer part of the front of the eye

If a blue-white-gray ring appears around the outer part of the front of the eye, this is evidence of “Arcus senilis”, a disease caused by high blood cholesterol.

3- Eye floaters

They are dark lines that appear in the field of vision, and are often suffered by patients with cholesterol, as a result of their retinal vein occlusion or stroke.

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