title: Update on treatment of retinal arterial occlusions.
abstract: Retinal arterial occlusion remains a difficult clinical entity to manage. Treatment can best be categorized as conservative (ocular massage, pharmacologic, anterior chamber paracentesis) and invasive (catheterization of the proximal ophthalmic artery through the femoral artery with the infusion of thrombolytic agents). Most reports remain anecdotal due to its low incidence (0.85/100,000/y).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Western Galilee-Nahariya Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rumelt
authors.forename: Gary C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000628:therapy*