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Choroidopathy and hypertensive retinopathy in a feline patient

La coroidopatía y retinopatía son observadas en pacientes felinos que cursan cuadros de hipertensión arterial.

El reto para el oftalmólogo Veterinario, además de identificar el tipo de [.c-bold-articulo]desprendimiento de retina[.c-bold-articulo], también es poder llegar el padecimiento primario.

Causes.

  • High blood pressure symptoms.
  • Renal insufficiency.
  • Chronic anemia.
  • Mellitus diabetes.

Treatment.

  • [.c-bold-articulo]In early stages,[.c-bold-articulo] antihypertensive therapy is indicated with which the patient can recover his or her visual function.
  • [.c-bold-articulo]In severe cases,[.c-bold-articulo] the only option is surgery called vitrectomy.

Vitrectomy is a surgical technique indicated for cases of retinal detachment. It is used to extract the vitreous and thus be able to act on the retina to reposition it.