Obesity causes eye stroke! Excessive weight loss led to 2 relapses

Excessive weight loss is not only harmful to your body but also to your eyes! Mr. Li, 40 years old, suffered an eye stroke due to high blood pressure and obesity, which seriously affected his vision. In order to prevent the symptoms from getting worse, Mr. Li worked hard to lose weight. After successfully getting rid of 15 kilograms of fat, his eyesight recovered from 0.3 to 0.8. However, due to the amazing effect of weight loss, Mr. Chen, eager to get better, performed a lot of "Hung Chung-chiu exercises" in the hope of losing weight quickly and regaining his original vision. Unexpectedly, due to excessive exercise, not only did the symptoms not get relieved, but it also led to a second eye stroke, which was not worth the loss!

Mr. Li, 40 years old, suffered an eye stroke due to high blood pressure and obesity, which seriously affected his vision. (The picture is for illustration only, not the person involved in the incident)

Vision loss and blurred vision? Be careful! It may be an eye stroke

Dr. Chen Yingshan, director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Hsinchu Cathay Hospital, said that the symptom commonly known as "eye stroke" is medically known as "retinal vein occlusion". It is an eye vascular disease that seriously affects vision. The clinical symptoms are mainly manifested in visual impairment such as visual field loss (partial vision is invisible) or blurred vision (seeing things foggy).

It usually occurs in middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 70, and the prevalence rate increases with age. However, with the influence of refined diet, it has been clinically found that the age of eye stroke has a gradually decreasing trend. Dr. Chen Yingshan pointed out that he had encountered cases of college freshmen in their early 20s who had eye stroke problems.

Eye stroke not treated within 5 years? 1/4 may suffer from stroke

However, what are the risks of an ocular stroke, and how is it different from the commonly mentioned stroke? Dr. Chen Yingshan explained that eye stroke can be considered an important indicator of future brain stroke. In fact, the direction of blood transportation in the human body can be divided into two major routes. One is from the heart to the part below the heart to the soles of the feet. Second, it flows from the heart upward through the neck, face, eyes, and then to the brain.

Therefore, once the patient has a history of three highs, especially hypertension, when the blood pressure is too high and the blood flow is too fast, the blood vessels may not be able to bear the large amount of blood transported upward, especially in the eyes with a dense blood vessel structure, which may cause blood vessels to burst and cause "eye stroke".

Dr. Chen Yingshan emphasized that if the brain is likened to the eldest brother of cardiovascular disease (cerebral stroke), the heart is the eldest brother (myocardial infarction), and the second brother is the eyes with their complex vascular structure (ocular stroke).

Most importantly, the "eye stroke" problem not only seriously affects the patient's vision, but because the blood supply to the eyes is closely related to the heart and brain, it can also be regarded as an important warning signal from the body. Dr. Chen Yingshan emphasized that if the brain is likened to the eldest brother of cardiovascular disease (cerebral stroke), the heart is the eldest brother (myocardial infarction), and the second brother is the eyes with their complex vascular structure (ocular stroke).

According to clinical statistics, if an eye stroke is not treated within 5 years, 1 in 4 eye stroke patients will suffer from cerebral stroke. This shows the dangers of not treating eye stroke and we must be careful!

A single move can affect the whole body! Don't ignore the warning signs of stroke in the eye

Therefore, Dr. Chen Yingshan always tells his patients that if they find that they have an "eye stroke" problem, they might as well regard it as a warning from God to "beware of your stroke susceptibility"! Fortunately, eye strokes usually occur in only one eye, limiting only partial vision. Unlike the brain and heart, which only have one, if there is bleeding or blockage, the condition is likely to be serious. And as long as patients can further control their blood sugar and blood pressure in the future, most symptoms can be improved.

Prevent secondary recurrence! Eye stroke patients should control blood sugar and blood pressure and not act rashly

However, Dr. Chen Yingshan also emphasized that although controlling blood sugar and blood pressure is very important, it should still be done step by step. If, like Mr. Li in the above case, you do a lot of so-called "Hung Chung-chiu exercises", such as pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, and other activities with your mouth closed, it is easy to cause your blood pressure to rise rapidly, resulting in symptoms such as red face and thick neck. Or, losing weight too quickly in a short period of time may cause your blood pressure to rise instead of fall, resulting in blood not flowing smoothly. In severe cases, it may lead to a secondary eye stroke, so be careful!

Once it is confirmed that it is caused by an ocular stroke, if you hope to improve high blood pressure and high blood sugar problems through weight loss, you should also follow the principle of losing 2-3 kg per month and take medication on time as prescribed by the doctor. A multi-pronged treatment is more secure.

Therefore, Dr. Chen Yingshan recommends that if you find symptoms of suspected stroke such as visual field loss and blurred vision, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible and seek help from a professional ophthalmologist to clarify the cause. Once it is confirmed that it is caused by an ocular stroke, if you hope to improve high blood pressure and high blood sugar problems through weight loss, you should also follow the principle of losing 2-3 kg per month and take medication on time as prescribed by the doctor. A multi-pronged treatment is more secure.