How Does Hypertensive Retinopathy Affect Your Vision | Dr. Swati Sinkar
                     Hypertensive Retinopathy
How Does Hypertensive 
Retinopathy Affect Your Vision
The effect of high blood pressure on general 
health and wellbeing is widely 
acknowledged, but perhaps fewer people 
understand how the condition can also 
impact on vision and eye health.
What is hypertensive retinopathy?
Hypertensive Retinopathy is the name given 
to the damage that high blood pressure can 
do to the retina and, ultimately, the overall 
quality of your eyesight and vision. 
This is because high blood pressure 
damages the vessels that supply blood to 
the retina.
There are a number of risk factors that 
contribute to high blood pressure and 
therefore can affect your sight, including 
obesity, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, 
ageing, stress, plus a variety of genetic 
factors.
 
The symptoms of hypertensive retinopathy 
are not always immediately apparent, but 
they include headaches, blurred or dimmed 
vision, or in some cases sudden vision loss.
 
If you recognise any of these symptoms you 
should see an ophthalmologist as soon as 
possible.
Talk to an Adelaide Eye Specialist to 
find out more
Dr Swati Sinkar is a highly experienced 
Ophthalmologist in Adelaide. Dr Swati consults 
at Eyemedics (Wayville), Kingswood Eye Centre, 
Salisbury Eye Clinic and Mount Gambier Eye 
Specialists.
 
In order to see Dr Sinkar you will first need a 
referral from your GP. Once you have this, you 
can then arrange an appointment directly with 
any of the clinics at which she consults (your GP 
or optometrist may do this on your behalf), or 
you can email to find out more.
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