RT Book, Section A1 Barnes, Robert J. A2 Dieter, Robert S. A2 Dieter, Raymond A. A2 Dieter, Raymond A. SR Print(0) ID 1127166621 T1 Arterial Diseases of the Eye T2 Peripheral Arterial Disease YR 2009 FD 2009 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071481793 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127166621 RD 2024/10/10 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.