Common causes of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) are thrombosis, an embolus from an atherosclerotic plaque (carotid artery, aortic valve, mitral valve), a platelet fibrin embolus from ...

“Although acute branch retinal artery occlusion is typically straightforward to diagnose, its late stage can mimic primary open-angle glaucoma if the patient is unaware of past acute vision loss ...

Purpose To assess the prevalence of vascular risk factors and thrombophilias in central and branch retinal artery occlusion in patients in whom an embolic source is not apparent. Methods The study ...

Key takeaways: Patients with acute retinal arterial ischemia were at risk for ischemic stroke. Ipsilateral carotid artery stenosis of 70% or more or occlusion increased stroke risk.

This paper describes a patient with central-retinal-artery occlusion in migraine, followed for eight years, with no evidence of other complicating abnormality. Case Report.

For retinal artery occlusions, the group found no significant difference in the incidence before (2.3 cases per million) or after (3.0 cases per million) a COVID-19 infection (adjusted IRR 1.35 ...

Women filling a prescription for female hormone therapy (FHT), and presumably taking FHT, are not at increased risk of retinal artery occlusion (RAO) or retinal vein occlusion (RVO), according to ...

Source Reference: Lema GMC, et al "A remote consult retinal artery occlusion diagnostic protocol" Ophthalmology 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.11.031. Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window ...

Kim J, Byun SJ, Woo SJ, et al. Assessment of trends in the incidence rates of central retinal artery occlusion in Korea from 2002 to 2015. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online February 11, 2021. doi ...