Internal carotid artery disease.
Internal carotid artery disease is a challenge to the optometrist because of its full spectrum of manifestations. A detailed case history and a thorough evaluation of the ocular and visual signs and symptoms are invaluable in the appropriate management of the patient. The optometric practitioner must consider this disease in middle-aged or elderly patients who present with suggestive signs and/or symptoms. Appropriate diagnosis and management of the disease will, it is hoped, result in the continued visual health and longevity of these patients.
D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*