The ocular ischemic syndrome.
The ocular ischemic syndrome represents a serious blinding condition due to retinal ischemia secondary to hemodynamically significant carotid artery stenosis. However, this condition has received little attention in the neurological literature and is likely underdiagnosed. We here describe a patient with bilateral severe carotid stenosis and progressive visual loss due to ocular ischemia. The best management for this condition remains controversial and should be established by including these patients into randomized trials of carotid surgery.
Foncea Beti
Nerea
N
Department of Neurology, Hospital de Galdacano, 48960 Galdacano, Vizcaya, Spain.
Mateo
Ignacio
I
Díaz La Calle
Victoria
V
Ruiz
Javier
J
Gomez Beldarrain
Marian
M
Garcia-Monco
Juan Carlos
JC
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome