Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2021
Abstract
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare, but serious, diagnosis that can lead to blindness, most often due to thromboembolic disease. In the emergency department (ED), CRAO can present as acute, painless loss of vision. Physicians need quick ways to rule in this diagnosis due to the time-sensitive nature of the event. We describe two patients in this cases series who present to the same ED with unilateral painless vision loss and histories that include notable risk factors such as thromboembolic and atherosclerotic disease. Upon arrival, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) done at the bedside allowed for quick determination of CRAO. The importance of this case series is to emphasize the efficacy of POCUS in evaluating patients with painless vision loss in the ED setting.
Volume
13
Issue
7
First Page
16142
Last Page
16142
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Caja, K. R., Griffith, K. M., Roth, K. R., Worrilow, C. C., Greenberg, M. R., & Doherty, T. B. (2021). Detection of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series. Cureus, 13(7), e16142. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16142
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine
PubMedID
34367764
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Document Type
Article