Branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization. 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. 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. A small, but definite risk of retinal artery occlusion after thyroid artery interventional embolization should be considered.
Medical subject headings
- Arteries
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Hyperthyroidism
- Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Thyroid Gland