The intravenous retinal vein is a condition in which a vein of the retina is blocked. At this point, the blood circulation in the clogged area will cause retention of substances in the blood vessels out of the blood vessels, into the retina causing retinal edema, reducing vision.
The most common manifestation of diabetic retinopathy is a sudden onset of blurred vision, followed by flies. The cause of flying flies is that when the vein of the retina is blocked, new blood vessels may appear on the retina. These new blood vessels are very fragile and when bursts cause bleeding inside the eye, it causes the flies to fly.
In addition, the patient may experience pain in the eye (although less common) but when the symptoms of pain in the eye are suffering from glaucoma.
When the retinal vein is blocked, if it is not treated early, it will cause serious complications such as cataracts, bleeding in the eye, retinal detachment, blindness. All these complications can be prevented in the case of early detection and treatment.
Therefore, to prevent blood vessel damage to the eye as well as other organs such as the heart, kidney, and brain of people with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, regular use of the drug.
In addition, patients should check the eye regularly in the ophthalmologist will help doctors monitor the severity of blood pressure to take measures to prevent, treat aggressively.
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