title: Localized retinal ischemia as an ocular manifestation of primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: METHODS
  Herein, a case of an unusual ocular presentation of primary antiphospholipid syndrome. The patient disclosed localized retinal ischemia due to branch retinal artery occlusion, confirmed by fluorescein angiography and manual perimetry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ocular manifestation led to the diagnosis and successful treatment of the systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Pathology, McGill University Hospital Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. moysesz@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Moysés E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Zajdenweber
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muccioli
authors.forename: Remo T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Bruno F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Miguel N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D006886:Hydroxychloroquine