Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD » Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Aug 23 2012 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fundus photograph of a left eye with central retinal artery occlusion. Note the paleness of the retina (except for a very small area adjacent to the optic disc, probably irrigated by a very small cillioretinal artery), and the cherry red spot. Visual acuity is light perception.

Photographer: Noemí Hernández, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México

Condition/keywords: central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), cherry red spot, cilioretinal artery occlusion

Aug 23 2012 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fluorescein angiogram, early phase, of a central retinal artery occlusion, showing very delayed filling and wide areas of capillary non-perfusion.

Photographer: Noemí Hernández, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México

Aug 23 2012 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fluorescein angiogram, late phase, of a central retinal artery occlusion, showing very delayed filling and wide areas of capillary nonperfusion.

Photographer: Noemí Hernández, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México

Condition/keywords: capillary nonperfusion, central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), vessel sheathing