Hypertensive retinopathy: a cause of decreased visual acuity in children.
Hypertensive retinopathy may present atypically in children. Delays in diagnosis may result in permanent visual loss, as demonstrated in three cases we saw.
Logan
P
P
Department of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Eustace
P
P
Robinson
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity