Branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization.


METHODS
A 33-year-old man with hyperthyroidism complained of visual loss and scotoma in the left eye after thyroid artery interventional embolization. He underwent a full ophthalmologic examination, including fluorescein angiography.


RESULTS
Visual acuity was 20/25, with inferior and superior scotomas present in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography of the left eye revealed delayed filling of a superotemporal branch retinal artery and nonfilling of an inferotemporal branch retinal artery.


CONCLUSIONS
A small, but definite risk of retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization should be considered.
Wen
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F
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. wfwzt@163.net
Chen
X
X
Liao
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D014792:Visual Acuity