title: Surgical removal of a branch retinal artery embolus: a case report.
abstract: A patient with embolic retinal artery occlusion of sixty-hour duration underwent a surgical procedure resulting in the removal of one embolus and the fragmentation with distal flow of a second. Visual acuity improved from counting fingers to 20/200 and was stable 3 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Peyman
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gremillion
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity