[Does cardiovascular comorbidities are important as far as ophthalmology treatment is concerned?].
Majority of patients with glaucoma, age-related maculopathy or diabetic macular edema is old. Therefore arterial hypertension, coronary arterial disease, diabetes and dyslipidemia are common finding in patients with sick eye. In this article some situations needing cooperation of cardiologist and ophthalmologist have been pointed. The influence of treatment of hypertension on glaucoma outcomes and the influence of intraocular injections of biological drugs on cardiovascular risk seems to be the most important issues.
III Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Kardiologii, Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego. marcin.welnicki@aster.pl
Marcin
M
Wełnicki
Artur
A
Mamcarz
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000453:epidemiology; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors