Retinal artery occlusion

Introduction: Retinal artery occlusion

Description of Retinal artery occlusion

Retinal artery occlusion: Occlusion or closure of the central retinal artery causing sudden, usually nearly complete, loss of vision in one eye. Occlusion of the branch retinal artery causes sudden visual loss in only a portion of the visual field.
Source: Diseases Database

Retinal artery occlusion: Occlusion or closure of the central retinal artery causing sudden, usually nearly complete, loss of vision in one eye. Occlusion of the branch retinal artery causes sudden visual loss in only a portion of the visual field.
Source: MeSH 2007

Retinal artery occlusion: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Retinal artery occlusion:

• Retinal artery
• Artery occlusion
• Retinal
• Retinal disease
• Retinal disorder
• Artery
• Artery symptoms (83 causes)
• Artery disease
• Artery disorder

Terms associated with Retinal artery occlusion:

Terms Similar to Retinal artery occlusion:

• Retinal artery thrombosis

Source: Diseases Database

• Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
• Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Retinal artery occlusion

• Retinal Diseases
• Arterial Occlusive Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Retinal artery occlusion

The following list attempts to classify Retinal artery occlusion into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Eye Diseases
  • Retinal Diseases
    • Retinal Artery Occlusion

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Arterial Occlusive Diseases
      • Retinal Artery Occlusion

External links related to: Retinal artery occlusion

• eMedicine - Retinal Artery Occlusion : Article by Enoch Huang, MD, MPH
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION
• Interventions for acute non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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