title: Sudden visual loss with slow recovery.
abstract: A 58-year-old healthy man presented with a history of monocular visual loss with incomplete recovery. The differential diagnosis, evaluation, and possible therapeutic interventions are discussed. The presenter controversially felt that although the source of embolic material was likely ipsilateral carotid artery and no evaluation was necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slavin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*