Hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy in a cat

Vet Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan-Feb;7(1):3-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2004.04014.x.

Abstract

Bilateral hypertensive retinopathy and choroidopathy with bullous retinal detachment was diagnosed in a 17-year-old, female spayed Domestic Short-haired cat. The underlying cause of the systemic hypertension could not be determined. The blood pressure was lowered successfully with the oral application of the L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine besylate. The cat subsequently regained vision. The improvement in retinal function was documented using electroretinography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amlodipine / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cats
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroretinography / veterinary
  • Female
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Hypertension / veterinary*
  • Retinal Detachment / veterinary
  • Retinal Diseases / complications
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Retinal Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Amlodipine