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The artist, Bayoumi Fouad, revealed in televised statements that one of his eyes was at risk of exploding, due to his severely high blood pressure.
In the following report, The Consulto reviews the effect of high blood pressure on the eye, according to Medical News Today and AllAboutVision.
Does high blood pressure cause eye explosion?
The eye is one of the vital organs in the body that is negatively affected by high blood pressure, as it threatens it with a number of health problems, including the bursting of the blood vessels feeding it.
The reason for the explosion of blood vessels in the eye when high blood pressure is due to the flow of blood loaded with oxygen inside them quickly and in large quantities, which puts a lot of pressure on them.
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Diseases caused by ocular hypertension
1- Retinopathy
The retina is one of the parts of the eye most affected by high blood pressure, as it exposes it to disease, as a result of a lack of oxygenated blood flow to it, due to damage to narrowing or damage to blood vessels.
2- Optic neuropathy
High blood pressure increases the risk of optic neuropathy – responsible for transmitting light signals from the retina to the brain, causing poor vision, which may develop in the advanced stages into blindness.
3- Retinal vein occlusion
One of the serious complications of high pressure, diabetes, and increased cholesterol is caused by narrowing or hardening of the blood vessels feeding the retina, and its symptoms include “gradual or sudden loss of vision and blurry vision.”
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4- Glaucoma
High blood pressure may cause an increase in the fluid secreted by the eye, in addition to the difficulty in draining it, which leads to glaucoma.
5- Cataract
In a study published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), researchers found that cataracts were significantly more common among people with high blood pressure, excess glucose, and metabolic syndrome.
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