Home Patient Portal Contact Us ABOUT US NEWS & UPDATES EYE CONDITIONS SERVICES PATIENT RESOURCES HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY (High Blood Pressure Related Eye Disease) WHAT IS HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY? During an eye exam, your eye doctor is able to see the smallest capillaries (blood vessels) which are in the retina of the eye. This is the only part of the body where these tiny capillaries can be visualized without cutting into the body. The health of these blood vessels in your retina gives a very strong indicator for the health of the rest of your body. This is one reason your primary care doctor also recommends an annual eye exam. Hypertensive retinopathy is when high blood pressure affects the eyes. The risk of developing hypertensive retinopathy increases the longer you have had high blood pressure and increases if your hypertension is uncontrolled. Hypertensive retinopathy ranges from mild changes in the shape of the blood vessels of the eye to severe bleeding, and vision loss. If you have diabetes it is best to get your eyes checked with a dilated comprehensive eye exam yearly to monitor and manage any changes caused by diabetes. At Azar Eye Clinic, we will notify your primary care physician (PCP) of any problems we see and we will work to keep your PCP informed regarding your eye health. 516 Saint Landry Street • Lafayette, LA 70506 • (337) 235-7791 Home Privacy Policy Sitemap Contact Us © 2021 Azar Eye Clinic. All Rights Reserved. Designed & Developed by

Home Patient Portal Contact Us ABOUT US NEWS & UPDATES EYE CONDITIONS SERVICES PATIENT RESOURCES MINIMALLY INVASIVE GLAUCOMA SURGERY (MIGS) There have been many recent advancements in glaucoma surgery. Traditionally, glaucoma surgeries were invasive procedures prone to moderate amounts of risks, complications, and need for repeat surgeries. In recent years, newer techniques and devices have emerged and have been given the name Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS). MIGS surgeries have the advantages of helping to lower eye pressure, but with much less risks of complications compared to traditional glaucoma surgeries, such as trabeculectomy and tube shunt. MIGS procedures typically only last 5-10 minutes and are performed without the need for general anesthesia or intubation. The surgeries are comparable to cataract surgery as far as recovery and tolerability. Azar Eye Clinic was the first eye clinic in Lafayette, LA and Acadiana to begin implanting the iStent, one of the leading MIGS devices on the market. The iStent is the smallest implant that is FDA approved to be placed into the human body. The original iStent has been replaced by the iStent Inject which offers improvements over the original iStent design. For more information about glaucoma follow our link here. 516 Saint Landry Street • Lafayette, LA 70506 • (337) 235-7791 Home Privacy Policy Sitemap Contact Us © 2021 Azar Eye Clinic. All Rights Reserved. Designed & Developed by