title: Branch retinal artery occlusion associated with congenital retinal macrovessel.
abstract: A congenital retinal macrovessel (CRM) is a large retinal vessel, usually a vein, which traverses through the central macula and has large tributaries extending on both sides of the horizontal raphe. In the majority of cases, CRM have no effect on visual acuity, although in rare cases, macular hemorrhage, foveolar cysts, serous macular detachment, and the presence of the anomalous vessel in the foveola can affect vision. We describe a case of CRM with decreased vision secondary to a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO). To the best of our knowledge, this association has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Basudeb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghosh
keywords: Congenital retinal macrovessel; aberrant retinal vessels; branch retinal artery occlusion; macular thickness; optical coherence tomography; retinal nerve fiber layer thickness