Visual recovery and OCT evolution following central retinal artery occlusion treated with intra-arterial verapamil and alteplase infusion
Copyright 2015, SLACK Incorporated.
| Publié dans: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. - 2013. - 46(2015), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 77-9 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2015
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| Accès à la collection: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina |
| Sujets: | Case Reports Journal Article Fibrinolytic Agents Vasodilator Agents Verapamil CJ0O37KU29 Tissue Plasminogen Activator EC 3.4.21.68 |
| Résumé: | Copyright 2015, SLACK Incorporated. A 69-year-old woman presented with a "veil" over the left eye. Clinical examination demonstrated signs of central retinal artery occlusion. Visual acuity was compromised to 1/200 E in the left eye. Ocular massage and anterior chamber paracentesis failed to improve vision. An emergent intra-arterial catheterization with verapamil and alteplase infusion was performed less than 12 hours following symptom onset. Initial optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed inner retinal edema. One year later, OCT revealed relatively minor thinning, which could explain the patient's visual recovery to 20/40. This may be the first article to report OCT changes following this treatment for central retinal artery occlusion |
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| Description: | Date Completed 18.06.2015 Date Revised 22.10.2015 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2325-8179 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/23258160-20150101-13 |