Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a vision-threatening vascular emergency that often causes permanent monocular visual loss. We report a woman in her late seventies with metastatic hormone ...

The central retinal artery is one of the main arterial supplies for the retina. It pierces the eyeball close to the optic nerve and within the dural sheath, and it branches and supplies the inner ...

This interview is a translation of a video blog posted on Medscape France. It has been edited for clarity. Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD: Hello. Today, I would like to address a subject that many ...

Patients who have experienced a retinal artery occlusion appear to carry a higher systemic vascular burden than those with a history of retinal vein occlusions, with the highest risks seen for ...

Intravenous tenecteplase administered within 4.5 hours after onset of central retinal artery occlusion does not improve vision recovery at 30 days compared with oral aspirin, according to a study ...

Retinal vascular occlusion affects the eye, specifically the retina. The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the back of your eye. It’s covered with special cells called rods and ...

Lupus can affect multiple parts of the body, including the eyes. Researchers looked at the case of a young woman who came to the hospital after experiencing sudden, painless vision loss in her right ...

Retinal artery occlusion was associated with a 1.56-fold increased risk for acute coronary syndrome (relative risk [RR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-1.99) and a twofold increased risk for all-cause mortality ...

This could be the so-called 'eye stroke,' in which a blood vessel supplying the eye becomes blocked. This is retinal vascular occlusion, which includes retinal artery occlusion, in which an artery ...