Cilioretinal artery occlusion in young adults with central retinal vein occlusion

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 98; no. 5; p. 594
• Main Authors: Schatz, H, Fong, A C, McDonald, H R, Johnson, R N, Joffe, L, Wilkinson, C P, de Laey, J J, Yannuzzi, L A, Wendel, R T, Joondeph, B C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1991
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Fluorescein Angiography; Follow-Up Studies; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Male; Prognosis; Retinal Artery Occlusion - complications; Retinal Artery Occlusion - etiology; Retinal Artery Occlusion - pathology; Retinal Vein Occlusion - complications; Retinal Vein Occlusion - etiology; Retinal Vein Occlusion - pathology; Visual Acuity

Ten patients, all younger than 50 years of age, had a temporal cilioretinal artery occlusion associated with a nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion. On fluorescein angiography, the cilioretinal artery eventually filled in all but one eye. The cilioretinal artery showed pulsations on fluorescei...