title: SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN AND OPHTHALMIC ARTERY OCCLUSIONS IN A PEDIATRIC CASE OF PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of sequential central retinal vein occlusion and ophthalmic artery occlusion in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report. Color fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography were used to document the progression of a central retinal vein occlusion and sequential development of an ophthalmic artery occlusion within a 1-week period in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 15-year-old boy presented with unilateral blurry vision due to a central retinal vein occlusion along with other systemic symptoms. Within a 1-week period, he developed an ophthalmic artery occlusion in the same eye, with resulting bare light perception vision. Extensive evaluation by the pediatrics and rheumatology services led to a diagnosis of primary antiphospholipid syndrome as the etiology for the occlusions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report illustrates the rapid sequential venous and arterial ocular thrombosis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
authors.affiliation: *Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory and Barbara & Donald Jonas Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; and †Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Rony
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gelman
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tsang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology