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  • Title: Incidence of ophthalmoscopic fundus changes in hypertensive patients.
    Author: Karki KJ.
    Journal: Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ); 2003; 1(1):27-31. PubMed ID: 16340257.
    Abstract:
    A prospective, hospital based, clinical study was conducted in hypertensive patients referred to the eye OPD, KMCTH, Sinamangal during a period of three months to find out the incidence of fundus changes. A total of 302 hypertensive patients were included in the study and their fundus changes were evaluated by direct ophthalmoscopy. The age of the patients ranged from 30-70 years and the duration of hypertension from 1-25 years. The blood pressure was not controlled in 218 patients (72.18%). More female patients (56.22%) were hypertensive than male (43.78%). But the fundus changes were less in female patients. Caste-wise hypertension was more common in Brahmins (38.41%) and fundus changes were also comparatively more. The fundus changes were found in 192 patients (63.57%) and the most common findings were hypertensive retinopathy. GrI + GrII combined together (52.31%). The other common fundus finding was BRVO in 11 patients (3.64%). A routine ophthalmoscopic fundus examination to detect the retinal changes in hypertensive patients is recommended.
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