Keith-Wagener-Barker classification


Keith-Wagener-Barker classification

 [kēth wag´ĕ-ner bahr´ker] a classification of hypertension and arteriolosclerosis based on retinal changes.

Keith-Wagener-Barker classification

(kēth′wag′(ĕ-)nĕr-bark′ĕr) Classification of the funduscopic findings in hypertensive patients. Grades 1 to 4 indicate progressive pathological changes. Grade 1 is moderate narrowing of the retinal arterioles; grade 2 indicates retinal hemorrhages in addition to arteriolar narrowing; in grade 3 there are cotton-wool exudates; grade 4 shows papilledema, i.e., edema of the optic disk.