Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra

David McLeodUniversity of Manchester and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UKKurimoto and colleagues recently reported three cases of unilateral visual loss associated with striking ischemic changes in the posterior retina and impressive visual recovery following treatment.1 The presenting signs includ...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fec296bc93f1495dbe740121149f7e7a2021-12-02T02:50:08ZLetter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/fec296bc93f1495dbe740121149f7e7a2011-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/letter-to-the-editor-partial-central-retinal-artery-occlusion-offers-a-a8967https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483David McLeodUniversity of Manchester and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UKKurimoto and colleagues recently reported three cases of unilateral visual loss associated with striking ischemic changes in the posterior retina and impressive visual recovery following treatment.1 The presenting signs included an indistinct foveal cherry-red spot and a circle of cotton-wool spots (CWSs) surrounding the optic disc. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) revealed a marked delay in the arm-retina circulation time, together with "areas of occlusion of the retinal arterioles" that corresponded to the location of the CWSs.McLeod DDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 9-22 (2011)
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Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
description David McLeodUniversity of Manchester and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UKKurimoto and colleagues recently reported three cases of unilateral visual loss associated with striking ischemic changes in the posterior retina and impressive visual recovery following treatment.1 The presenting signs included an indistinct foveal cherry-red spot and a circle of cotton-wool spots (CWSs) surrounding the optic disc. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) revealed a marked delay in the arm-retina circulation time, together with "areas of occlusion of the retinal arterioles" that corresponded to the location of the CWSs.
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title Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
title_short Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
title_full Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
title_fullStr Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
title_full_unstemmed Letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
title_sort letter to the editor: partial central retinal artery occlusion offers a unique insight into the ischemic penumbra
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