"Given the risk of ischaemic stroke, patients with CRAO should be referred for urgent evaluation at a stroke centre. This evaluation may include include blood tests as well as imaging of the brain (MRI), carotid arteries (CTA, MRA, or Doppler US), and heart (echocardiography)."
"Given the risk of ischaemic stroke, patients with CRAO should be referred for urgent evaluation at a stroke centre. This evaluation may include include blood tests as well as imaging of the brain (MRI), carotid arteries (CTA, MRA, or Doppler US), and heart (echocardiography)."
Expected headings
"Associations"
"Characteristically, central retinal artery occlusion presents with a painless, sudden onset, monocular loss of vision, which is often complete; patients often report a recent history of amaurosis fugax 4. In a small percentage of patients the pathology is bilateral i.e. both retinal arteries are occluded simultaneously 5."
"carotid emboli (e.g. from internal carotid artery stenosis)"
"cardiac emboli (e.g. atrial fibrillation)"
"atheroma within the central retinal artery (e.g. in patients with risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking, etc.)"