OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION IN CHRONIC VERTEBRAL-BASILAR INSUFFICIENCY.
Keywords:
vertebrobasilar insufficiency, oculogyric crises, ocular dipping, visual agnosia.Abstract
Nowadays, cerebrovascular diseases are widespread, and these diseases are the main cause of chronic decrease in visual acuity, blindness and disability of patients of different ages. Cerebrovascular diseases are interconnected with diseases of internal carotid arteries and vertebral artery vessels. Atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, and diabetes are the causes of occlusion of spinal artery vessels.
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Early detection and timely treatment of visual changes in vertebrobasilar circulatory insufficiency are important for maintaining patients' vision and improving their quality of life.
Early diagnosis and adequate interpretation of these symptoms will not only improve the level and quality of treatment, but also prevent irreversible complications caused by late detection of the disease.
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