High blood pressure symptoms: The sign in a persons eyes that could signal the condition – Express

High blood pressure reads as 140/90mmHg on a blood pressure test. Without one of those machines, how could you know you have the deadly health condition? Theres a sign in your eye that could indicate you have the health issue.

An optometrist an eye doctor from America, Dr William White, says that while he does his routine examination on his patients, hes always on the look out for clues indicating somebody is suffering from high blood pressure.

We [optometrists] can see changes due to vascular conditions caused by hypertension, he said.

Hypertension is the medical term given to high blood pressure.

Dr White added: The blood vessels in the retina can become a little more stiff and hardened.

Theyll push on each other and cross, like two hoses in a confined space.

When it gets really bad, we'll see some of the blood vessels start to leak, well see some haemorrhaging.

And that can cause a whole range of vision issues."

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Underpinning this statement, a 2013 study published in the journal Hypertension focused its attention on 2,900 patients who showed signs of hypertensive retinopathy (blood vessel damage in the eyes).

After 13 years, they found those who had a mild form of hypertensive retinopathy had a 35 percent greater risk of stroke.

That risk increased to 137 percent with those who displayed moderate to severe hypertensive retinopathy.

Dr White said: High blood pressure has a cumulative effect. If it's uncontrolled over years, it's going to cause damage later in life."

Blood Pressure UK state hypertension puts extra strain on your heart and blood vessels.

Over time, this can cause both the heart and blood vessels to become weakened and damaged.

Persistent high blood pressure can result in a heart attack, stroke or kidney disease.

Having diabetes or high cholesterol furthers increases someones risk of adverse health consequences.

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