title: Branch retinal artery occlusion associated with directional coronary atherectomy after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after atherectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 51-year-old man complained of visual loss in the right eye after directional coronary atherectomy, performed secondary to a complicated percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. He underwent a full ophthalmologic examination, including fluorescein angiography and Doppler ultrasound.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual Acuity was 20/30 with an inferior scotoma present in the right eye. There were three Hollenhorst plaques present inside the superotemporal vascular arcade.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a small but definite risk of retinal microinfarctions after atherectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, CT, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Filatov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tom
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alexandrakis
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Skolik
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klassen
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Liggett
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity