Neuro-Ophthalmic Vascular Disease

Occlusion of a branch or central retinal artery may result in acute visual loss. The ophthalmoscopic findings are retinal whitening due to ischemic retina in the distribution of the occluded artery. Sparing or selective involvement of cilioretinal artery branches may occur. Patients with a central retinal artery occlusion may have normal visual acuity if there is sparing of a cilioretinal branch to the macula. Pair with images 93_83, 93_85, and 93_86.KBDcentralbranchretinalarteryocclusio