TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Arterial Diseases of the Eye A1 - Barnes, Robert J. A2 - Dieter, Robert S. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. PY - 2009 T2 - Peripheral Arterial Disease AB - The eye is proverbially the window to the soul, and literally a window into the vascular system. Evaluation of the retinal vasculature gives insight into multiple systemic diseases affecting the patient. Simply by evaluating the retina, one can determine diseases such as severe hypertension, diabetes mellitus, embolic disease, lupus, infection, and extended abdominal trauma. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127166621 ER -