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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 13:2017:bcr2016218246.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218246.

Central retinal artery occlusion in a 30-year-old woman taking tranexamic acid

Sidath Wijetilleka  1 , Damien Chia Ming Yeo  1 , Bhavana Sharma  2
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Central retinal artery occlusion in a 30-year-old woman taking tranexamic acid

Sidath Wijetilleka et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of a 30-year-old woman who suffered a central retinal artery occlusion while taking tranexamic acid. She had no vascular risk factors and was placed on the drug for treatment of menorrhagia. After 1 month of taking the drug, she suffered a central retinal artery occlusion in her left eye. Tranexamic acid was discontinued to prevent vision loss in the following eye. She remains with no perception of light vision in the affected eye.

Keywords: Retina; Unwanted Effects / Adverse Reactions.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Colour fundus photography of the left eye 4 months after presentation showing a pale optic disc and central retinal artery occlusion.
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