retinopathy
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Etiology
- hypertension
- diabetes mellitus
- ischemia/occlusive vasculopathy
- pharmaceutical agents
Complications
- independent risk factor for stroke[3]
- risk factor for cognitive decline in the elderly[4]
More general terms
More specific terms
- cancer-associated retinopathy syndrome (CAR)
- diabetic retinopathy (DR, proliferative {PDR} & non-proliferative)
- enhanced S cone syndrome (ESCS); Goldmann-Favre syndrome; retinoschisis with early hemeralopia
- maculopathy (macular retinopathy)
- retinopathy of prematurity; retrolental fibroplasia (ROP)
- vitreoretinopathy
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 829-39
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 103-104, 1121
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mitchell P et al Retinal microvascular signs and risk of stroke and stroke mortality Neurology 2005;65:1005 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16217050
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deal JA, Sharrett AR, Rawlings AM et al. Retinal signs and 20-year cognitive decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Neurology. 2018 Mar 27;90(13):e1158-e1166 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29490915