F Wen1, X Chen, R Liao. 1. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. wfwzt@163.net
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization. METHODS: A 33-year-old man with hyperthyroidism complained of visual loss and scotoma in the left eye after thyroid artery interventional embolization. He underwent a full ophthalmologic examination, including fluorescein angiography. RESULTS: Visual acuity was 20/25, with inferior and superior scotomas present in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography of the left eye revealed delayed filling of a superotemporal branch retinal artery and nonfilling of an inferotemporal branch retinal artery. CONCLUSION: A small, but definite risk of retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization should be considered.
PURPOSE: To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization. METHODS: A 33-year-old man with hyperthyroidism complained of visual loss and scotoma in the left eye after thyroid artery interventional embolization. He underwent a full ophthalmologic examination, including fluorescein angiography. RESULTS: Visual acuity was 20/25, with inferior and superior scotomas present in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography of the left eye revealed delayed filling of a superotemporal branch retinal artery and nonfilling of an inferotemporal branch retinal artery. CONCLUSION: A small, but definite risk of retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization should be considered.