title: Branch retinal artery occlusion following carotid stenting: A case report.
abstract: A 70 year old male was diagnosed with carotid stenosis and underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS). Severe postoperative complications arose subsequent to the procedure, including decreased visual acuity and symptoms of a visual field defect, and the patient was eventually diagnosed with retinal artery embolism. CAS reduces carotid plaque; however, the subsequent shedding of carotid plaque may cause retinal artery embolism, resulting in the serious loss of visual function in patients. This complication is of paramount importance and requires great consideration from the neurologist and the patients undergoing CAS. Ophthalmic evaluation is paramount following CAS due to the possibility of embolic occlusion of the retinal artery. It is imperative that patients be informed of the risk of permanent vision loss as a result of CAS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Beijing Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qi-Sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Beijing Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Li-Qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Beijing Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Da-Chuan
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: carotid artery stenting; carotid stenosis; retinal artery embolization