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Branch retinal artery occlusion

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caption	Central retinal artery (at right)
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Branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) is a rare retinal vascular disorder in which one of the branches of the central retinal artery is obstructed.

Signs and symptoms

Sudden painless partial vision loss

Causes

Diagnosis

Treatment

No proven treatment exists for branch retinal artery occlusion. In the rare patient who has branch retinal artery obstruction accompanied by a systemic disorder, systemic anti-coagulation may prevent further events.

Epidemiology

References

Sohan Singh Hayreh. (July 2014). "Ocular vascular occlusive disorders: Natural history of visual outcome". Prog Retin Eye Res.
(2009). "Ophthalmology". Mosby Elsevier.

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