Treatment of Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion With Transluminal Nd:YAG Laser Embolysis
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 315-317, 2009.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper was to report a successful treatment of transluminal NdYAG laser embolysis (NYE) for branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) with visible emboli. Two patients with acute, severe vision loss secondary to a branch retinal artery occlusion with visible emboli in one eye underwent NYE. A complete ocular examination was performed which included biomicroscopy of the posterior pole of the retina, intraocular pressure measurement, fundus color photographs, and fluorescein angiography (FA). After the NYE, the two patients showed dramatic improvements in best-corrected visual acuity, as well as, immediate and dramatic restorations in flow past the obstructed arteriole in FA. NYE is a treatment modality to be considered in patients with BRAO who present acutely with severe vision loss and a visible embolus.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Fluorescein Angiography
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Retinal Artery Occlusion
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Visual Acuity
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Follow-Up Studies
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Thrombectomy
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Laser Coagulation
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Microscopy, Acoustic
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Lasers, Solid-State
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Fundus Oculi
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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