Can high blood pressure cause blindness?

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• EDGAR Schneider

  07/26/2012

  It may be. As we know high blood pressure can affect the eyes. The high blood pressure can cause the walls of the blood vessels to weaken and break. That is to say, high blood pressure can cause damages to the blood vessels in the retina, the area at the back of the eye where images focus. So, high blood pressure are likely lead to some eye diseases and vision. So, it may cause blindness finally.

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• b1ggy_13

  07/26/2012

  Yes. High blood pressure is very dangerous if it is uncontrolled. It will make heart work too hard and lead to atherosclerosis. People who have high blood pressure are at a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. If you leave high blood pressure uncontrolled, it may result in some other serious problems, such as kidney damage, congestive heart failure and even blindness. So once you get high blood pressure, you should have it treated as quickly as possible.

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• Bug

  04/02/2013

  Well, yes, high blood pressure can just cause blindness finally, so it can be very dangerous to have it. Generally speaking, high blood pressure is known as Hypertension, and it is called “the silent killer." According to some experts, when you have high blood pressure, it will just affect your body, leading to some problems. And it can also affect your eyes, finally blindness can be possible. In detail, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure can cause the tiny capillaries in the retina of your eye to bleed. This condition, called retinopathy, can lead to blindness. By the way, if left untreated, high blood pressure greatly increases your risk for heart attack and stroke. So just be careful about it.

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