Branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization

PURPOSE: To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization. METHODS: A 33-year old man with hyperthyroidism complained of visual loss a nd scotoma in the left eye after thyroid artery interventional embolization . He under went a full ophthalmologic examination, including fluorescein an giography. RESULTS: Visual acuity was 20/25, with inferior and superior scotomas prese nt in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography of the left eye revealed delaye d filling of a superotemporal branch retinal artery and nonfilling of an in ferotemporal branch retinal artery. CONCLUSION: A small, but definite risk of retinal artery occlusion after th yroid artery interventional embolization should be considered. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.