A review of central retinal artery occlusion: Clinical presentation and management

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 688-697

  Varma, D D ^a   Cugati, S ^a   Lee, A W ^a   Chen, C S ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

central retinal artery occlusion; management; thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARBOGEN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MANNITOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOLAZOLINE;

ANAMNESIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84879407320     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.25     Document Type: Review

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