title: Branch retinal artery occlusion in a patient with one eye. Laser Nd:YAG approach.
abstract: METHODS
  An 82-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department complaining of a sudden painless visual loss in his left eye (OS). He was diagnosed with branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) with a visible embolus. In 2012, he had a central artery occlusion (CRAO) in his right eye (OD). An embolysis with Nd:YAG laser was attempted, the retinal arterial blood flow was restored completely and the visual field was improved, with no secondary complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nd:YAG laser embolysis is a treatment to be considered in patients with BRAO with a visible embolus. The risks and benefits of the procedure should be evaluated, comparing it with possible permanent loss of visual acuity and other vascular complications caused by BRAO.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España. Electronic address: anasolans@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Solans Pérez-Larraya
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ortega-Molina
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Salgado-Miranda
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: García-Serrano
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D017128:Embolectomy; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015349:Vision, Monocular
keywords: Blanch retinal artery occlusion; Embolus; Embolysis; Embólisis; Láser Nd:YAG; Nd:YAG laser; Oclusión de rama arterial retiniana; Oclusión vascular; Vascular occlusion; Émbolo