Iatrogenic central retinal artery occlusion during treatment for epistaxis [8]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-123

  Ashwin, P T ^a   Mirza, S ^a   Ajithkumar, N ^a   Tsaloumas, M D ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EPISTAXIS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 33846201548     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.100941     Document Type: Letter

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