Central retinal vein occlusion and cilioretinal artery infarction.
OBJECTIVE
The blood flow in the posterior ciliary and retinal vascular circulations was studied by fluorescein angiography in a patient with a central retinal vein occlusion and cilioretinal infarction.


CONCLUSIONS
Fluorescein dye appeared in two cilioretinal arteries before the dye appeared in the retinal arterial circulation. This finding supports the concept of a relative hypoperfusion of the cilioretinal arteries secondary to increased retinal venous pressure.
Noble
K G
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Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000503:physiopathology*