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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 445-447 |
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Central retinal artery occlusion secondary to patent foramen ovale: A case report
Liheng Xiu, Zhongxia Cheng, Hong Li
Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
Correspondence Address:
Zhongxia Cheng
Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu
People's Republic of China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_916_22
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A 50-year-old male presented to the emergency ophthalmological service with amaurosis fugax in his right eye. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) was confirmed using transthoracic echocardiography. The patient underwent a PFO closure surgery. Postoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealed no obvious residual shunts. There was no recurrence of amaurosis fugax in the right eye during the follow-up period of more than two years. A PFO with ophthalmic and visual sequelae is an important emerging association. Such cases benefit from early referral to a cardiology specialist. Prompt diagnosis and treatment will help avoid unnecessary ocular or nonocular embolic events.
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