title: [Hypertensive retinopathy].
abstract: Acute hypertensive retinopathy should be distinguished from retinal arteriolosclerosis. The presence of microvascular abnormalities in the ocular fundus increases the risk of heart and/or brain attack. At the clinical level, the current classification of chronic hypertensive retinopathy is based on the long-term risk of stroke. In research, a great number of studies are focused on the predictive value of retinal vascular diameters related to the general micro- and macrovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Charles-Nicolle, service d'ophtalmologie (Pr Muraine), 76031 Rouen.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Genevois
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paques
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012171:Retinal Vessels