title: Bilateral symmetrical branch retinal artery occlusions.
abstract: We present a report of a 52-year-old hypertensive patient with documented bilateral symmetrical branch retinal artery occlusions involving the maculae. The patient presented with no visual symptoms and maintained 6/5 unaided visual acuity in each eye. Although the incidence of retinal artery occlusion in hypertensive patients is well documented, symmetrical bilateral branch retinal artery occlusions suggest a possible anatomical vascular predisposition.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham and Midlands Eye Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Nischal
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Aclimandos
mesh_terms: D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity