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Case Reports
. 1990 Jul;14(4):295-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00159866.

Surgical removal of a branch retinal artery embolus: a case report

G A Peyman  1 , C M Gremillion Jr
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Case Reports

Surgical removal of a branch retinal artery embolus: a case report

G A Peyman et al. Int Ophthalmol. 1990 Jul.

Abstract

A patient with embolic retinal artery occlusion of sixty-hour duration underwent a surgical procedure resulting in the removal of one embolus and the fragmentation with distal flow of a second. Visual acuity improved from counting fingers to 20/200 and was stable 3 months postoperatively.

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