Surgical removal of a branch retinal artery embolus: a case report.
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.
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LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans.
Gremillion
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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