title: Branch retinal artery occlusion and carotid artery stenosis.
abstract: A patient who presented with a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) of the left eye was discovered to have severe carotid artery stenosis bilaterally. A case report and a discussion of the optometrist's role in diagnosis and management of retinal artery occlusion and carotid stenosis are presented.
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012161:Retinal Artery