Challenging Ophthalmic Complications of Diabetic Hypertension

Abstract

To report challenging ophthalmic complications in a diabetic-hypertensive patient. Diabetes is a progressive disease that adversely affects on multiple organ systems, with hypertension being a common comorbidity. The eyes, sometimes, are indicators of the systemic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Both conditions adversely affect the macrovascular and microvascular systems. Systemic complications of these diseases are sometimes complicated and complex. In this case report, caroticocavernous fistula (CCF), pupil involving third cranial nerve palsy and clinically significant macular edema (CSME) coexisted in a single patient, presenting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.