title: Idiopathic pediatric retinal artery occlusion.
abstract: We report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) in a healthy young girl. An eight-year-old girl presented with sudden loss of vision in her left eye. She had a pale retina with macular edema consistent with extensive BRAO. A thorough workup was performed to determine any etiologic factor. All test results were within normal limits. Her visual acuity improved from finger counting to 20/40 over two weeks, on immediate treatment with intravenous steroids (methyl prednisolone). This case suggests that BRAO can occur in healthy children without any detectable systemic or ocular disorders and a dramatic improvement may be achieved with prompt treatment with intravenous steroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Manayath
authors.forename: Parag K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Narendran
authors.forename: Rodney J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy