LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

Hypertension can cause damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. High blood pressure in combination with diabetes taxes the blood vessels throughout your body and, over time, can cause them to harden, narrow and even burst.

Normal blood pressure:

below 120/80 mmHg

Prehypertension: above 120/80 mmHg but below 139/89 mmHg Hypertension:

Stage 1: between 140/90 mmHg and 159/99 mmHg

Stage 2: 160/100 mmHg or higher