Retina Care Visits Reveal High BP in Adults With Diabetes
Many adults with diabetes have uncontrolled or previously undiagnosed high blood pressure during their routine visits to retina clinics, prompting referrals and urgent follow-up, a study finds.
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TOPLINEA substantial proportion of adults with diabetes who visited retina clinics had uncontrolled or previously unrecognized high blood pressure (BP) and were often advised to seek follow-up medical care; many of them were already on antihypertensive treatment.METHODOLOGYResearchers conducted a prospective case series to assess the prevalence of elevated or uncontrolled BP in adults with diabetes during routine visits to retina clinics.They enrolled 172 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (mean age, 66.6 years; 48.8% women) at a US retina clinic between July and August 2024.
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