If left untreated, high blood pressure can cause complications in many other organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, blood vessels... Similar to diabetes, high blood pressure can cause damage to small blood vessels in the retina. High blood pressure can cause blockage of blood vessels in the eyes, bleeding in the eyes, papilledema... affecting the patient's vision.

Retinal diseases are second only to cataracts in the group of diseases that cause blindness. The most common are retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, and retinopathy of prematurity.

One of the complications caused by diabetes is retinopathy which affects the patient's ability to see.

Diabetic retinopathy usually affects both eyes, and patients need to be assured that they can minimize the risk of vision loss by accurately diagnosing the condition and having timely treatment interventions.