SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE CLINICAL COURSE OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL DISEASES IN PATIENTS WITH VERTEBRO BASILIAR DEFICIENCY

Abstract

. Nowadays, cerebrovascular diseases are widespread, and these diseases are the main cause of chronic decrease in visual acuity, blindness and disability of patients of different ages. Cerebrovascular diseases are interconnected with diseases of internal carotid arteries and vertebral artery vessels [1,2,3]. Atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, and diabetes are the causes of occlusion of internal carotid arteries and vertebral artery vessels. Damage to these arteries leads to damage to the cortical and subcortical centers of the visual organs [4,5]. As a result of this, patients experience a chronic decrease in visual acuity, the appearance of floating spots in front of the eyes, and the appearance of various types of scotomas in the field of vision [1,3,4]. The above-mentioned clinical signs lead to a deterioration in the quality of life of patients. Currently, the fact that the etiopathogenesis of damage to the organs of vision in pathologies of the vertebro-basilar system has not been fully studied and the criteria for prevention and treatment have not been fully developed remains one of the pressing problems of ophthalmology.