mypublicident asked:
I have an extremely high blood pressure and recently over the past 3 months noticed that one of my eyes has suddenly gotten blurry. I don’t go to the doctor because all they say is “blah blah blood pressure blah blah” Is there a link. The doctors only seem to want to make a buck off of my high blood pressure? How can I get an unbiased opinion?
cool answers! keep em comming esp if you think anyone is wrong! My issue is with one eye only, and it seems abrubpt. So it is a noticible change.
This group dodged the obvious “duh, see a doctor” answer and provided some extra info! Thanks!
I have an extremely high blood pressure and recently over the past 3 months noticed that one of my eyes has suddenly gotten blurry. I don’t go to the doctor because all they say is “blah blah blood pressure blah blah” Is there a link. The doctors only seem to want to make a buck off of my high blood pressure? How can I get an unbiased opinion?
cool answers! keep em comming esp if you think anyone is wrong! My issue is with one eye only, and it seems abrubpt. So it is a noticible change.
This group dodged the obvious “duh, see a doctor” answer and provided some extra info! Thanks!
Get seen!!! tomorrow. There is definitely a REAL risk to your vision, and it’s too precious to take a chance with.
if your blood pressure is very and i do mean very high it could bring the occular pressur up in your eyes usually it would be both eyes but you should see an optamologist because you might have glocoma
Just go to a regular eye doctor (optometrist) and he might refer you to an ophtalmologist. The optometrist will be more biased towards your eye and not so much your blood pressure, plus all he really can get from you is an eye prescription, so he’ll tell it to you straight. There has to be a link, dude. Blood pressure affects nearly everything.
an “Unbiased” opinion?
if anything, the doctor’s opinion is biased towards your welfare, moron.
YES there is a link. A direct link. Hypertensive Retinopathy is very real. Some of those “blah, blah, blah’s” you mentioned was probably your doctor telling you about this fact. This is very sad. We tell you not to smoke, wear your seat belts, exercise, watch what you eat..etc., but we still seem to be taking care of patients with lung cancer, victims of auto accidents,the obese, etc.
If I had a nickel for everytime I heard a patient say that I’m only trying to make a buck off of them, THEN I’d be wealthy. We don’t work off of commission, it’s not like doctors just make diagnoses according to how much money they need to bring in.
The people who are actually out there trying to MAKE A BUCK off of your poor health tend to sell supplements that are supposedly “good for everything”.
Don’t waste more time while your vision get’s worse. Go back to your doctor, listen, and do what he tells you. Leave the supplements alone.
High Blood Pressure causes retinal changes in the eye.The fundus of the eye is affected so your vision. So better consult an Opthalmologist.
There definitely is a link between high BP & eye sight. If left untreated, it can cause severe damage to the retina (the back of the eye that sends visual info to the brain). It can also increase your risk of developing glaucoma. You need to see an eye doctor (optometrist or ophthalmologist) and your primary care doctor. You first of all need to get your high blood pressure under control. Secondly, you need to have your eyes examined to make sure that you don’t have any of these problems (and if you do, to be treated for them).
As a side note, doctors do not make money from writing prescriptions. If you are not confident in your doctor’s diagnosis, you should seek a second opinion.