Hypertensive retinopathy
Seeing Is Believing by. Jermaine Allen
Hypertensive retinopathy overview
Damaged Retina
This is a rough illustration of a damaged retina from high blood pressure is causing hypertensive retinopathy. Some of the first findings in the disease are shown here such as flame hemorrhages and cotton wool spots that will progress to swelling of the macula and the optic nerve causing serious impairment of vision.
Actuall Affects
After the retina is severely damaged by Hypertensive retinopathy this could be the daily vision of a person permanently. Notice the blurred vision as well as the dark or missing spots.
Anatomy of The Human Eye
This is the basic Anatomy of the Eye diagramming its most important parts starting with the iris, cornea, lens, retina, conjunctiva, the macula, and finally the optic nerve.
Perception of Vision
Our visual systems give us the ability to see our surrounding environment. The eye is the core of the central nervous system that interprets images to our brains of everything that we encounter. It believe that our vision is the most vital sensory organ because it is the window to everything that we process. Although individuals such as the blind may fail to possess this sensory organ it is still one of the things that I personally believe is impossible to live without.Vision usually begins when light passes through the cornea and the lens which then produce a clear image. The signal that is sent from the retina is then sent in the form of optic nerves to parts of the brain that process the image for us to see. According to (Todorovic, 2008) Gestalts principles apply to vision and visual perception because the regions of the visual field whose portions are perceived as grouped or joined together, and are thus segregated from the rest of the visual field.
TREATMENTS for Hypertensive retinopathy
Although Hypertensive retinopathy is a very serious and damaging disorder there are some very successful treatments that have been researched and shown to effectively cause reversible reconstruction in retinal blood vessels. As listed previously one way that doctors effectively treat this disorder is to place the patient on a very strict diet high in fruits and vegetables that will assist in lowering blood pressure. Daily physical activity with the reduction of caffeine, smoking and sugar will contribute to a healthier blood pressure also. Medications that can be administered according to (Badii, 2016) are diuretics, beta blockers and or ACE inhibitors to control blood pressure but be mindful that if your condition is severe you may have irreversible damage that will possibly cause permanent vision problems.
THE KEY IS TO HAVE YOUR NATURAL SIGHT FOR AS LONG AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN
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