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  2. Ocular hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Ocular hypertension. Ocular hypertension is the presence of elevated fluid pressure inside the eye ( intraocular pressure ), usually with no optic nerve damage or visual field loss. [ 1][ 2] For most individuals, the normal range of intraocular pressure is between 10 mmHg and 21 mmHg. [ 3][ 4] Elevated intraocular pressure is an important risk ...

  3. Hypertensive retinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Strongly modulated blood flow pulse in central and branch arteries can result from hypertension. Microangiography by laser Doppler imaging [3] may reveal altered hemodynamics non-invasively. Mild signs of hypertensive retinopathy can be seen quite frequently in normal people (3–14% of adult individuals aged ≥40 years), even without ...

  4. Retinopathy of prematurity - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Ophthalmology. Retinopathy of prematurity ( ROP ), also called retrolental fibroplasia ( RLF) and Terry syndrome, is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received neonatal intensive care, in which oxygen therapy is used because of the premature development of their lungs. [ 2]

  5. Hypertensive encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Hypertensive encephalopathy ( HE) is general brain dysfunction due to significantly high blood pressure. [ 3] Symptoms may include headache, vomiting, trouble with balance, and confusion. [ 1] Onset is generally sudden. [ 1] Complications can include seizures, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and bleeding in the back of the eye ...

  6. High Blood Pressure-Induced Tinnitus - AOL

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    Vascular causes, such as high blood pressure, can lead to tinnitus for some individuals. If high blood pressure is the cause, changing diet and lifestyle may help: reducing stress, eating less ...

  7. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure. Hypertension can be classified by cause as either essential (also known as primary or idiopathic) or secondary. About 90–95% of hypertension is essential ...

  8. Complications of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Secondly, high blood pressure is a silent disease and thus it is vital for all diabetics to regularly check their blood pressure or have it checked at a doctor's office on a regular basis. The American Diabetes Association recommends that all diabetics get their blood pressure measured by a health care professional at least 2-5 times a year.

  9. Texas youth lockups are beset by abuse and mistreatment of ...

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    Youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells, the Justice Department said ...