Course of disease | Circulatory disorder of the eye

Course of disease

A circulatory disorder in the eye is usually not immediately noticeable. Usually, individual parts of the retina are damaged first, but this can be compensated for by the surrounding cells. Occasionally, visual disturbances occur already in the early stages of the circulatory disorder.

These should be understood as a clear warning signal. In the course of the disease, the visual acuity decreases more and more. How quickly this happens and whether the process is reversible depends greatly on the time at which the circulatory disorder is detected and treated. The underlying disease also plays an important role.

Prognosis

The prognosis of a circulatory disorder in the eye is very different. If it is detected and treated early, the course can often be slowed down or even stopped and in some cases recently lost functions of the eye can be restored. In general, however, diseases that trigger circulatory disorders are chronic diseases.

Possible causes are, for example, arteriosclerosis, in which lime is deposited in the blood vessels. Although this can be contained temporarily, the disease progresses over time, so that the blood circulation in the eye deteriorates.