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Vision outcomes in cats with high blood pressure eye damage
By Young, Whitney M et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2019·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Visual outcome in cats with hypertensive chorioretinopathy.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 88 cats with high blood pressure and eye problems were studied to see how their vision changed over time. Most of these cats were blind when they first came in, but after treatment, more than half regained some vision. Cats that showed a response to visual tests at the start were much more likely to have vision at their follow-up appointments. Interestingly, male cats had better outcomes than female cats. Overall, the study found that with proper treatment, many cats can improve their vision even after serious eye issues.
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Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate factors associated with long-term visual outcome in cats with hypertensive chorioretinopathy. ANIMALS STUDIED: Eighty-eight client-owned cats diagnosed with hypertensive chorioretinopathy. PROCEDURE: Medical records from cats with systemic hypertension and associated retinal lesions were reviewed. RESULTS: Most cats (61%) were blind in both eyes at presentation. Presence of menace response at last follow-up evaluation was positively correlated with presence of menace response at presentation (P = .0025), time to complete retinal reattachment (P < .0001), and gender (P = .0137). Seventy-six of 132 eyes (57.6%) that were blind at presentation regained some vision following treatment. At the time of last evaluation, 101/176 eyes (60%) had a positive menace response, while 34/46 (74%) eyes with a follow-up of >6 months had a positive menace response. Eyes that had a menace response at presentation were 17 and 37 times more likely to have a menace response at last examination compared to eyes blind for less than 2 weeks and eyes blind greater than 2 weeks, respectively. Female cats were overrepresented (62.5% of cases), and male cats were 4.2 times more likely to be visual at time of last examination compared to female cats. CONCLUSIONS: With treatment, the prognosis for long-term vision in cats with hypertensive chorioretinopathy, even following complete retinal detachment, is good.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29667738/