Juvenile Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated With Atrial Septal Defect

• Published in: Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vol. 56; no. 56; pp. e73 - e75
• Main Authors: Lyons, Lance J., Yarrabolu, Tharak, Kuffel, Ronald R., Bishop, John E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare, NJ SLACK Incorporated 09.12.2019; Slack, Inc; SLACK INCORPORATED
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Congenital diseases; Defects; Diabetes; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Electrocardiography; Embolisms; Fluorescein Angiography - methods; Fundus Oculi; Health risk assessment; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnosis; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Male; Medical imaging; Obesity in children; Pediatrics; Retinal Artery - diagnostic imaging; Retinal Artery Occlusion - diagnosis; Retinal Artery Occlusion - etiology; Retinal diseases; Septal Occluder Device; Stroke; Ultrasonic imaging; Veins & arteries; Visual Acuity; Texas; United States > US

A 16-year-old boy presented with acute unilateral painless vision loss associated with a central retinal artery occlusion. Subsequent studies revealed an atrial septal defect of 17 mm, which was closed via a cardioform septal occluder. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019;56:e73–e75.]