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ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2023

Progress in central retinal artery occlusion: a narrative review.

Weishai Liu, Dan Bai, Lieling Kou

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Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Atrial fibrillation in Retinal Artery Occlusions.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Weishai LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang City, China.
Dan BaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang City, China.
Lieling KouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang City, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6888-404X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a catastrophic ophthalmic emergency that severely impairs a patient's visual function, often reducing visual acuity to counting fingers or worse. Progress in CRAO research has provided new information regarding its epidemiological characteristics and led to useful assessments through various ophthalmic examinations. Additional insights about CRAO have been gained through studies of its pathophysiological mechanisms, improving intervention timing and enhancing patient prognosis. Treatment for CRAO has evolved, particularly with assistance from surgical instruments and surgical robots. Although surgical treatment is now possible, this option is not widely recognized by ophthalmologists. Conservative therapies have limited benefits compared with the natural course of disease. Recently, pars plana vitrectomy plus endovascular surgery has received considerable interest among ophthalmologists because of its potential efficacy in the treatment of CRAO. Considering the inconsistencies in rationale and efficacy of CRAO treatment modalities, it is important to distinguish between treatment effects and the natural courses of various CRAO subclasses. This narrative review explores progress in CRAO epidemiology, pathophysiology, ophthalmic examination, and treatment.

Indexed as

Retinal Artery OcclusionConservative TreatmentEyeFaceFingersHumansCentral retinal artery occlusionepidemiologyintra-arterial thrombosisintravenous thrombosispars plana vitrectomytreatment

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PMID37712755
PMCPMC10504844

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