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| Title: | Unilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy |
| Authors: | Adenuga, Olukorede O.
Odugbo, Ojo Perpetua
Adejoh, Mercy O.
Oyediji, Funmilayo J.
Adeyemi, Folushade I. |
| Keywords: | Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM)
dilated cardiomyopathy |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Annals of Nigerian Medicine |
| Series/Report no.: | Vol. 9;Iss. 2; Pp 70-72 |
| Abstract: | Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ocular emergency that may result in signifi cant functional morbidity.
Emboli of cardiac origin are an uncommon cause of retinal artery occlusion and a variety of cardiac disorders
including dilated cardiomyopathies may be the source. We present a case of sudden unilateral vision loss in
a 38-year-old man with alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM). Ocular examination revealed symptoms of a right
CRAO. His visual outcome was poor despite emergency measures taken at presentation. This case should
increase the awareness of CRAO as a possible embolic complication in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1399 |
| Appears in Collections: | Ophthalmology
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