Spasm of the ophthalmic artery in a case of posttraumatic amaurosis. Case report.
An extensive and segmental spasm of the ophthalmic artery has been demonstrated angiographically a few hours after a car accident in a case with posttraumatic amaurosis. The possibility of a correlation between ophthalmic artery spasm and posttraumatic amaurosis has been discussed.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D013035:Spasm / Q000150:complications*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications