TY - JOUR
T1 - Embolic causes of transient monocular visual loss. Appearance, source, and assessment
AU - Miller, N. R.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Emboli that cause monocular visual loss usually travel to and lodge within arteries and arterioles that supply the optic nerve, the retina, or both. Because the retinal vessels can be seen with an ophthalmoscope, emboli within them can be identified. This is important because certain types of emboli have a distinctive appearance that suggests the probable origin of the emboli and thus is crucial in determining the nature and extent of the assessment of the patient. The most common emboli that are recognized in the retinal arterial circulation are cholesterol emboli, platelet-fibrin emboli, and emboli composed of calcium. Less common varieties of retinal emboli include tumor emboli from cardiac myxoma and metastatic neoplasms, fat emboli from fractures of long bones, septic emboli, talc emboli, and miscellaneous emboli of depot drugs, silicone, or air that occur after injections in the region of the face or scalp.
AB - Emboli that cause monocular visual loss usually travel to and lodge within arteries and arterioles that supply the optic nerve, the retina, or both. Because the retinal vessels can be seen with an ophthalmoscope, emboli within them can be identified. This is important because certain types of emboli have a distinctive appearance that suggests the probable origin of the emboli and thus is crucial in determining the nature and extent of the assessment of the patient. The most common emboli that are recognized in the retinal arterial circulation are cholesterol emboli, platelet-fibrin emboli, and emboli composed of calcium. Less common varieties of retinal emboli include tumor emboli from cardiac myxoma and metastatic neoplasms, fat emboli from fractures of long bones, septic emboli, talc emboli, and miscellaneous emboli of depot drugs, silicone, or air that occur after injections in the region of the face or scalp.
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0029851755
SN - 0896-1549
VL - 9
SP - 359
EP - 380
JO - Ophthalmology Clinics of North America
JF - Ophthalmology Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -