Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and branch retinal artery occlusion in cavernous sinus thrombosis.
A 60-year-old woman developed embolic occlusion of a branch retinal artery following septic cavernous sinus thrombosis. Two days later it was followed by loss of light perception due to embolic or vasculitic ischemic optic neuropathy. Recurrent emboli from a focus of carotid arteritis in cavernous sinus thrombosis may be responsible for visual loss in such eyes.
Gupta
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Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Jalali
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Bansal
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Grewal
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D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity