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# The eye in systemic disease

Diabetes, hypertension, HIV, autoimmune disease, infections, pregnancy and neurological disease as seen in the eye.

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- [**Diabetes and the eye: screening and grading** Diabetic retinopathy causes no symptoms until late, so every person with diabetes needs regular…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/diabetes-and-the-eye-screening-and-grading/)
- [**Eye signs that point to a systemic disease** A ring in the cornea, a dislocated lens or spots in the retina can give away a systemic disease](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/eye-signs-that-point-to-a-systemic-disease/)
- [**HIV and the eye: CMV retinitis and more** HIV affects the eye mostly when CD4 counts are low](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/hiv-and-the-eye-cmv-retinitis-and-more/)
- [**Hypertension and the eye** High blood pressure narrows and damages retinal vessels](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/hypertension-and-the-eye/)
- [**Neurological disease seen in the eye** Half the brain helps vision, so many neurological diseases show in the eyes: in the optic nerve…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/neurological-disease-seen-in-the-eye/)
- [**Rheumatic and autoimmune disease in the eye** Rheumatic diseases dry, inflame and sometimes melt the eye](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/rheumatic-and-autoimmune-disease-in-the-eye/)
- [**Sarcoidosis and Behçet disease in the eye** Sarcoidosis causes granulomatous uveitis; Behçet disease causes a hypopyon uveitis and retinal…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/sarcoidosis-and-behcet-disease-in-the-eye/)
- [**Sickle cell disease and the eye** Sickled cells block small retinal vessels and can grow fragile new ones](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/sickle-cell-disease-and-the-eye/)
- [**Systemic infections in the eye: syphilis, TB, toxoplasma** Several systemic infections inflame the eye](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/systemic-infections-in-the-eye-syphilis-tb-toxoplasma/)
- [**The eye in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia** Pregnancy changes the cornea and refraction a little](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/the-eye-in-pregnancy-and-pre-eclampsia/)

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