High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol May Be Associated With Retinal Vascular Disease

High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels appear to be risk factors for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that causes vision loss, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Retinal vein occlusion occurs when one or more veins carrying blood from the eye to the heart become blocked, according to background information in the article.

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Filed under: Eye Health on May 15th, 2008