Hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy in a cat.
Bilateral hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy with bullous retinal detachment was diagnosed in a 17-year-old, female spayed Domestic Short-haired cat. The underlying cause of the systemic hypertension could not be determined. The blood pressure was lowered successfully with the oral application of the L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate. The cat subsequently regained vision. The improvement in retinal function was documented using electroretinography.
Komáromy
András M
AM
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126, USA. komaromy@vet.upenn.edu
Andrew
Stacy E
SE
Denis
Heidi M
HM
Brooks
Dennis E
DE
Gelatt
Kirk N
KN
D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004596:Electroretinography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000662:veterinary; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D017311:Amlodipine