Veselovska N. M.^{1, 2}, Kukhar N. V.^{1, 2}

¹Kyiv City Ophthalmologic Center, Kyiv City Clinical Hospital no. 1, Kyiv, Ukraine
²Кyiv Medical University of UAFM, Kyiv, Ukraine

 Summary. High altitude retinopathy is acquired vascular pathology. It is a component of more complex problem due to a long stay on high altitude – high altitude illness. In this article we describe the clinical case of treatment of the patient with high altitude retinopathy, after high altitude climbing at 7,500 m. High altitude retinopathy is a part of high altitude disease which includes the high altitude brain edema and high altitude lung edema. In this article classification and physiology mechanisms of high altitude retinopathy are described.

 Keywords: high altitude retinopathy, retinal hemorrhage, high altitude brain edema, high altitude optic neuropathy and edema.

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Received: 8 Apr. 2016

Published: December 2016