The eyes can be said about the problems of the cardiovascular system

In the eyes can see the status of the cardiovascular system and capillaries look good to the beginning to show symptoms of the disease, researchers say. Scientists conducted a study and found that people with damage in the eyes, known as retinopathy, the risk of death from heart disease is very high. In the next 12 years Retinopathy - inflammatory retinal lesions. The main cause is vascular diseases that lead to loss of blood supply to the retina. Retinopathy often seen as a complication of hypertension, diabetes and other systemic diseases. Experts examined images of the retina 3,000 people, most of whom had diabetes. Such images are often made in diabetes in order to verify the presence or absence of damage to the eyes. Then analyzed the records of deaths among the participants. It was found that after 12 years of 353 participants died of thrombosis of the heart. Most of them suffered from retinopathy. According to experts, the risk of death from heart disease is twice as high in people with retinopathy. The risk of dying from the disease, such as diabetes, scientists say. People who have similar problems with the eyes, the researchers advised the care of the prevention of cardiovascular disease take.