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Hypertensive retinopathy is a condition characterized by a spectrum of retinal vascular signs in people with elevated blood pressure.¹ The detection of hypertensive retinopathy with the use of an ophthalmoscope has long been regarded as part of the standard evaluation of persons with hypertension.^2,3,4 This clinical practice is supported by both previous⁵ and current⁶ reports of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC), which list retinopathy as one of several markers of target-organ damage in hypertension. On the basis of the JNC criteria, the presence of retinopathy may be an indication for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Historical Context and Classification

Pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Blood Pressure

The Risk of Stroke

The Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Treatment

Future Research

The Clinical Approach

Conclusions

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From the Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Australia, and the Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore (T.Y.W.); and the Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (P.M.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Wong at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, 32 Gisborne St., East Melbourne 3002, Australia, or at twong@unimelb.edu.au.

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