Journal Reviews

Occult central retinal artery occlusion

1 February 2022 | | EYE - Vitreo-Retinal | CRAO, Central retinal artery occlusion, OCT, RAO, optical coherence tomography, retinal artery occlusion, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a sight-threatening condition resulting from occlusion of the central retinal artery and hypoperfusion of the inner retina. Early on, fundal examination may be normal. The authors present a retrospective case series of 11 patients...

Structural effects of migraine on the retina

1 June 2015 | | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Migraine, retinal nerve fibre layer thickness, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Migraine is a common, chronic, multifactorial neuro-vascular disorder typically characterised by recurrent attacks of disabling headache and autonomic nervous system dysfunction (migraine without aura). Up to one third of patients also have neurological aura symptoms (migraine with aura). The objective...