Ischemic oculopathy.
A 58-year-old woman had unilateral visual loss, anterior uveitis, rubeosis, and glaucoma. She subsequently was found to have a complete occlusion of the internal carotid on the same side. The clinician is reminded to consider a diagnosis of carotid insufficiency in elderly patients with anterior uveitis or rubeosis of obscure origin.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology