RETINAL ARTERY-OCCLUSION

Authors
MANGAT HS KLINE LB BRANDT BM KIMBLE JA TANG R SLAVIN M
Citation
Hs. Mangat et al., RETINAL ARTERY-OCCLUSION, Survey of ophthalmology, 40(2), 1995, pp. 145-156
Citations number
100
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Survey of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396257
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
145 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6257(1995)40:2<145:RA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A 54-year-old man presented with an acute painless loss of vision. He had a three-month history of malaise, weight loss, and episodic sweati ng. Physical examination showed a thin, febrile man with a petechial r ash over the lower legs. Cardiac auscultation revealed an apical thril l and pansystolic murmur. Dental hygiene was poor. The diagnosis, mech anisms and treatment of retinal artery occlusion associated with bacte rial endocarditis are reviewed.