Asymptomatic unilateral microembolic retinopathy secondary to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Optometry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 587-592

  Teitelbaum, Bruce A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary artery; Cotton wool spots; Emboli; Microembolic retinopathy; Retinal artery obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINITIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0033197224     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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