Eye pain due to carotid stenosis.
A 63-year-old woman presented with the acute onset of right eye pain. Ophthalmic and neurologic examinations were normal except for a loud right carotid bruit. Directional Doppler examination suggested a critical stenosis of the internal carotid artery. Subsequent arteriography revealed a 95% stenosis. The eye pain ceased following carotid endarterectomy.
D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*