The diagnosis and treatment of central retinal artery occlusion with severe cardio-cerebrovascular disease: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an acute eye disease that seriously damages vision. Patients with CRAO often have a combination of various cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs), and CRAO patients often ignore their cardio-cerebrovascular disorders because of their ocular symptoms. In addition, there are few reports about CRAO patients with CCVDs received effective interventions implemented. We report the diagnosis and treatment of a Chinese CRAO patient with CCVD who received timely multidisciplinary interventional therapy to provide ideas for clinical ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and treatment of similar diseases.

Case description

A 76-year-old male patient, who had previously been diagnosed with hypertension, was admitted to hospital due to a s

SUBMITTER: Luo TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature