Improved circulation in ocular ischemic syndrome after carotid artery stenting.
- Author:
Yan-Ling WANG
1
;
Lu ZHAO
;
Ming-Ming LI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China. wangyanling999@sina.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Angioplasty;
Carotid Arteries;
surgery;
Carotid Stenosis;
surgery;
Female;
Humans;
Ischemia;
diagnosis;
Middle Aged;
Retinal Artery Occlusion;
surgery;
Retinal Diseases;
surgery
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(21):3598-3600
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ocular ischemic syndrome is a chronic ischemic eye disease including a series of ischemic ocular and brain syndromes caused by carotid artery occlusion or stenosis. Because of the different degrees of ischemia, clinical manifestations of ocular ischemic syndrome are diverse, and it is difficult to diagnose in the initial stage. The main strategy to treat ocular ischemic syndrome is elimination of carotid stenosis. We presented a patient who recovered dramatically after carotid artery stenting. The pre-stenting arm-retinal circulation time of the patient’s left eye was prolonged, and a large amount of microaneurysm appeared at the posterior polar and mid-peripheral aspects of the left retina. The post-stenting arm-retinal circulation time of the left eye decreased to 16.3 seconds, and the microaneurysm almost disappeared.
