by Extivita | Dec 15, 2017 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: Septoplasty is a commonly used procedure for correcting septal cartilage deformities. Hemorrhage, abscesses, scaling, adhesions, and scar tissue are often seen after the operation of the septoplasty, but temporary or permanent visual loss due to local...
by Extivita | Sep 2, 2017 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: Acute retinal artery occlusion (ARAO) is a major cause of sudden, painless visual loss, often leaving no useful vision in the affected eye. Its incidence is cited at 0.85 per 100,000 persons per year but may be higher because of under-reporting. The natural...
by Extivita | May 18, 2017 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: A 61-year-old male suffered from sudden blurred vision and superior visual field defect oculus dexter. His vision was counting fingers at 20 cm. Fundoscopy demonstrated inferior pale retina and a large embolus located at the proximal inferior retinal artery....
by Extivita | May 14, 2017 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmological emergency. Various treatment modalities have been tried, but none have shown to alter natural history of the disease. Hyperoxia can restore retinal oxygenation, and favourable results were...
by Extivita | Jan 19, 2017 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: Ischemic retinal damage can be reversed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as long as irreversible infarction damage has not developed. However, the time window till irreversible damage develops is still unknown. The study aim was to evaluate the effect of...
by Extivita | Dec 23, 2016 | Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Abstract: The most serious complication of filler or fat injection is blindness. According to a recent systematic review of 98 patients of blindness provoked by filler or fat injection, only 2 patients had the outcome of a complete recovery of vision.In the...
