title: Central retinal artery occlusion secondary to orbital cellulitis and abscess following dacryocystitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of dacryocystitis that progressed to orbital abscess resulting in the rare complication of central retinal artery occlusion.
  
  
  METHODS
  A patient without any other known health problems presented with dacryocystitis complicated by orbital cellulitis, orbital abscess, and finally central retinal artery occlusion despite medical treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 48 hours of medical treatment, there was no recovery, and there was loss of light perception; because of this, surgery indication was determined. Fundus fluorescein angiogram demonstrated findings of central retinal artery occlusion. There was no recovery of light perception after surgical intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a case of orbital abscess following dacryocystitis in a healthy middle-aged woman resulting in the rare complication of central retinal artery occlusion. To our knowledge, this is the first report of central retinal artery occlusion secondary to orbital abscess following dacryocystitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tayfur Ata Sökmen Kampüsü Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. drmesutcoskun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: Uğurcan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayintap
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuzcu
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Semiz
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Öksüz
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000077731:Meropenem; D008875:Middle Aged; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000583:Amikacin; D000077731:Meropenem