[Fundus oculi changes in chronic ischemia of the lower extremities]

Examined was the eye fundus in 52 patients aged 23-65 years with stenotic arteritis or arteriosclerotic stenosis of the lower extremities. The control material consisted of 20 patients with other surgical diseases in the same age bracket. The funduscopy revealed narrowing of the retinal arteries in 23 cases, early sclerotic changes in 16 and arteriosclerosis in 2 cases.