Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), Is it a form of stroke?

Shah M, Gadsingh K, Pawar P

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Miloni Shah^1,*, Kalpana Gadsingh¹, and Pranjali Pawar¹

¹Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Adgaon, Nashik 422207, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Miloni Shah, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Adgaon, Nashik 422207, India. Mobile: +919920699445; Email: miloni445@gmail.com

Received 11 April 2019; Revised 31 May 2019; Accepted 19 June 2019; Published 27 June 2019

Citation: Shah M, Gadsingh K, Pawar P. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), Is it a form of stroke? J Med Sci Res. 2019; 7(3):90-92. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2019/7-15

Copyright: © 2019 Shah M et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmic emergency. It occurs when central retinal artery gets occluded. We present a case of a 34-years-old male, alcoholic and a smoker presenting with sudden loss of vision of right eye. Fundus examination revealed a picture of CRAO. On further neuroimaging, a silent acute to subacute lacunar infarcts were found.

Keywords: Central retinal artery occlusion; stroke; lacunar infarcts