CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY-OCCLUSION IN A CHILD WITH T-CELL LYMPHOMA

PURPOSE/METHODS: Central retinal artery occlusion occurs infrequently in children. We treated a child with central retinal artery occlusion before a systemic disease was discovered. RESULTS/CONCLUSION: Vision i mproved after paracentesis and anticoagulation. Systemic T-cell lympho ma was subsequently diagnosed. In contrast to older patients in whom a theromatous disease is a common etiologic factor, children frequently have more obscure systemic or ocular associations. Lymphoma should be considered as a possible systemic association in cases of central reti nal artery occlusion, especially in younger patients who are less at r isk for the more common causes.