Cilioretinal artery occlusion and deep vein thrombosis
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The role of abnormalities in the anticoagulant and fibrinolytic systems in retinal vascular occlusions
Andrew K Vine, Meyer M Samama
Survey of ophthalmology 37 (4), 283-292, 1993
The hemostatic mechanisms involve both an anticoagulant system to check the coagulation cascade and a fibrinolytic system to remove formed fibrin clots. Abnormalities of the hemostatic system or acquired abnormal hematological factors can produce a thrombophilic state which accounts for 15–28% of unexplained systemic vascular thrombosis in young patients. Similar abnormalities have recently been identified in some patients with retinal vascular occulusions. Screening of selected patients with retinal vascular occlusions may reveal additional …
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The spectrum of superficial and deep capillary ischemia in retinal artery occlusion
Suqin Yu, Claudine E Pang, Yuanyuan Gong, K Bailey Freund, Lawrence A Yannuzzi, Ehsan Rahimy, Brandon J Lujan, Homayoun Tabandeh, Michael J Cooney, David Sarraf
American journal of ophthalmology 159 (1), 53-63. e2, 2015
Purpose
To describe the spectrum of retinal capillary ischemia, including superficial and deep capillary ischemia, as identified with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT), that occurs in retinal arterial occlusive disease.
Design
Retrospective observational case series.
Methods
Clinical charts, color fundus photography, red-free fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, near-infrared reflectance, and SD OCT imaging in 40 eyes of 35 patients with retinal arterial occlusive disease were studied in both the acute and chronic phases …