Angiospastic retinopathy

👁‍🗨 ANGIOSPASTIC RETINOPATHY

Angiospastic retinopathy is a disease that affects the retina of the eye, causing impaired blood supply and increased pressure inside the blood vessels. As a result, there is a decrease in visual functions, up to blindness.

❗ Angiospastic retinopathy refers to a type of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes can affect various organs and systems of the body, including the eyes. Along with a decrease in blood supply to the diabetic retina, peripheral vascular obstruction develops during a long course of the pathological process. Patients experience vision problems, spots appear before the eyes and general poor health.

💁🏻 In diabetes, blood oxidation occurs, which leads to its “thickening” and increased viscosity. The blood vessels of the legs in diabetes are not elastic enough