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photos for high blood pressure? Why? When you visit us for your comprehensive
eye exam we will perform a very careful examination of the inside of your eye
so that we can study the health of the blood vessels and the retina itself, as
this is an indication of your overall blood vessel health. Your primary care
doctor will also take the time to do a more cursory examination of the retina
and blood vessels-especially if you have diabetes or high blood pressure.
Recently, a phone based app was developed to help emergency room physicians quickly
evaluate the retina and photograph it to help make quicker and more accurate
diagnoses of high blood pressure related emergencies. Sometimes high blood
pressure can result of narrowing of the retinal blood vessels, blockage of
blood vessels and even bleeding or hemorrhages. If you have high blood pressure
that causes changes in your retinal blood vessels we may even ask to photograph
your when you have an eye exam.
If you or someone you know has high blood
pressure it is important to have regular eye exams at the recommended times you
doctor requests. Please schedule an eye exam. Call Alabama Eye & Cataract Center in
Birmingham at 205-930-0930, visit Alabama Eye & Cataract
Center,
Google+ or www.facebook.com/alabamaeyeandcataractcenter.
