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Assessing the Impact of Systemic Hypertension on Retinal Microvasculature, Optic Nerve Head, and Visual Fields Through Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Visual Field Analysis

  • By

  • Salma Maged Mohammed Mohammed El-Maghrabi

  • Rafik Mohamed Fouad El Ghazawy

  • Hisham Mohamed Khairy Abdel Dayem

  • Al Hussein Aly Mohamed Swelem

  • Passant Sayed Saif

  • November 21, 2025

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    Systemic hypertension is linked to anatomical and functional changes in microcirculation, affecting organ function and increasing disease risk.

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    Retinal microvasculature serves as a biomarker for systemic vascular disorders, allowing for noninvasive observation through optical techniques.

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    Swept-source OCTA provides high-resolution images of retinal vessels, enabling assessment of vascular density and hypertensive retinopathy stages.

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    The study aims to evaluate the impact of systemic hypertension on retinal vascular density and visual field indices using OCTA.

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    Understanding retinal microvascular changes due to hypertension is crucial for early detection and management of ocular complications.

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Assessing the Impact of Systemic Hypertension on Retinal Microvasculature, Optic Nerve Head, and Visual Fields Through Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Visual Field Analysis

  • by Salma Maged Mohammed Mohammed El-Maghrabi, Rafik Mohamed Fouad El Ghazawy, Hisham Mohamed Khairy Abdel Dayem, Al Hussein Aly Mohamed Swelem, Passant Sayed Saif

  • November 21, 2025

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