@article {681, title = {SURGICAL EMBOLECTOMY FOR FOVEA-THREATENING ACUTE RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION.}, journal = {Retin Cases Brief Rep}, volume = {10}, year = {2016}, month = {2016 Fall}, pages = {331-3}, abstract = {

PURPOSE: To describe a technique of surgical intraocular embolectomy in patients with acute fovea-threatening branch retinal artery occlusion.

METHODS: Pars plana vitrectomy with embolectomy involving embolus isolation, dissection, and removal in patients with an acute fovea-threatening arterial occlusion without a patent cilioretinal artery.

RESULTS: The surgical technique involves a core vitrectomy. The blocked artery is incised using a microvitreoretinal blade, and microsurgical forceps are used to retrieve the embolus. No significant complications were noted. The study technique offers an excellent safety profile and minimizes the risk of vitreous hemorrhage by carefully dissecting the vascular adventitial sheath and isolating the embolus.

CONCLUSION: Surgical embolectomy is a viable technique for patients with acute fovea-threatening arterial occlusions without patent cilioretinal artery. Careful dissection and retrieval of the embolus minimizes the risk of vitreous hemorrhage, which is an important improvement in previous techniques for management of acute retinal arterial occlusions.

}, keywords = {Acute Disease, Embolectomy, Humans, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Treatment Outcome, Vitrectomy}, issn = {1937-1578}, doi = {10.1097/ICB.0000000000000257}, author = {Almeida, David R P and Mammo, Zaid and Chin, Eric K and Mahajan, Vinit B} } @article {163, title = {Patients with an acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-like illness rapidly improve with valacyclovir treatment.}, journal = {American journal of ophthalmology}, volume = {150}, year = {2010}, month = {2010 Oct}, pages = {511-8}, abstract = {

To describe 3 cases of an acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-like illness responsive to valacyclovir hydrochloride.

}, keywords = {Acute Disease, Acyclovir, Adolescent, Adult, Antiviral Agents, Electroretinography, Eye Infections, Viral, Female, Herpesviridae Infections, Humans, Male, Retinal Diseases, Retrospective Studies, Scotoma, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Valine, Visual Field Tests, Visual Fields}, author = {Mahajan, Vinit B and Stone, Edwin M} }