| Identifier |
EEC-Funduscopic_Findings_Acute_CRAO-NOVEL |
| Title |
Funduscopic Findings of Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion |
| Subject |
Central retinal artery occlusion; CRAO; cherry red spot |
| Creator |
David B. Enfield, MD, Ophthalmology Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine; Valérie Biousse, MD, Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Description |
A 59-year-old man was referred for assessment acute vision loss in the right eye. His examination showed: best-corrected visual acuity: light perception OD, 20/20 OS; pupils: Relative afferent pupillary defect OD; color vision: unable to visualize control plate OD, 14/14 OS correct Ishihara plates. His fundus examination showed arterial attenuation, embolic material (platelet/fibrin) migrating in the inferior arterial branch, diffuse retinal whitening and a cherry red spot in the macula. consistent with acute central retinal artery occlusion. The optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the macula of the right eye showed diffuse inner retinal edema and hyperreflectivity. |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2020 |
| Type |
Text; Image |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2020. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Language |
eng |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s66b2fpx |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_eec |
| Date Created |
2020-05-12 |
| Date Modified |
2020-05-12 |
| ID |
1550503 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66b2fpx |
