central_retinal_artery_occlusion_crao

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)

Risk Factors/Causes

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Emboli
    • Cardiac sources:valves or myxoma
  • Coagulopathies
    • Sickle cell
    • Oral contraceptives
    • pregnancy
    • homocystinuria
    • platelet abnormalities
    • clotting factor abnormalities
    • Collagen vascular diseases
  • Ocular abnormalities
    • Arterial loops
    • optic disc drusen
  • Migraine
  • Hypotension
  • Trauma
  • Age
    • 60 + years old
  • Gender
    • more men than women are affected.
  • 1-2 % are bilateral
  • central_retinal_artery_occlusion_crao.txt
  • Last modified: 2015/11/09 21:52
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