Acute Obstruction of the Cilioretinal Artery without involvement of the Retinal Artery

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Identifier 26_Acute Obstruction of the Cilioretinal Artery without involvement of the Retinal Artery
Title Acute Obstruction of the Cilioretinal Artery without involvement of the Retinal Artery
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Retinal Artery Occlusion; Retinal Artery; Retinal Hemorrhage; Macula Lutea; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Focal occlusion; Retinal opacity. Pathology: Retinal hemorrhage. Clinical: A single cilioretinal artery emerges from the temporal side of the disc. The upper half of the central retina, including the upper half of the macula, shows an opacification of the retina corresponding to the area supplied by this artery. A small flame-shaped hemorrhage is present below the opacity. The patient was a 21-year old female who developed the focal occlusion without apparent cause. The circulation had been reestablished by the time the photograph was made. Disease/ Diagnosis: Retinal artery occlusion
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6x63pmf
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177278
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x63pmf
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