Angiopathy of the retina in children

Many diseases, for example: hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, eye and head injuries - can cause angiopathy of retinal vessels in children. It should be immediately said that it is not regarded as an independent disease and is not a diagnosis - it is simply a state of modified vessels on the child's eye bottom (tortuosity, constriction, or enlargement).

Symptoms of retinal angiopathy

As already mentioned, the causes of angiopathy are various diseases. Therefore, as such symptoms of angiopathy itself, alone, it is almost impossible to notice. If only with various injuries of the eye and head on the eye protein there will be a red mesh from the blood vessels, or small spots. Otherwise, you can observe the symptoms of the underlying disease.

Angiopathy of the retina in newborns

Many mothers hear these words while still in the hospital. But do not be afraid of them, in newborns this phenomenon is most often considered normal. In rare cases - angiopathy can talk about any diseases and complications that you will be told there in the hospital, or a little later a neurologist.

Treatment of retinal angiopathy in children

Proceeding from all the above, it should be clear that to treat in the first place, you need a disease that caused a change in the state of the vessels in the eye. After the establishment of this disease, complex therapy is prescribed. The main forces will be directed to cure the disease, and in the meantime, drugs that improve blood microcirculation can be prescribed. The latter, in turn, normalizes the state of the vessels of children's eyes. Although, there is an opinion that only our doctors know about angiopathy. In the rest of the world, even the concept of this is not, and no one treats it.

It is not a secret to anyone that many of our compatriots trust foreign medicine and their doctors more. Therefore, can the truth, it is necessary to listen to foreign opinion and in vain not to panic because of such trifle, as an angiopathy. By the way, many of our specialists, even explanations to this word do not give, let alone additional examinations and any treatment. For most children, it goes by itself, someone earlier, someone later. The researchers noticed such an interesting fact: the state of the vessels can vary depending on the position of the child's body and on its individual characteristics. Someone has these vessels in a sitting position, narrowing, and some are enlarged. Therefore, relax and do not wind yourself again - in itself, angiopathy is not dangerous.