Patent foramen ovale presenting as visual loss

Xiaoxuan Liu; Patrick A Calvert; Sayqa Arif; Pearse A Keane; Alastair K Denniston

doi:10.1177/2054270416669302

Patent foramen ovale presenting as visual loss

JRSM Open. 2016 Dec 1;8(1):2054270416669302. doi: 10.1177/2054270416669302. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Authors

Xiaoxuan Liu¹, Patrick A Calvert², Sayqa Arif², Pearse A Keane³, Alastair K Denniston⁴

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¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
² Department of Cardiology, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB23 3RE, UK.
³ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 2PD, UK.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2WB, UK; Centre for Rare Diseases, Institute of Translational Medicine, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.

Abstract

Retinal artery occlusion in an otherwise healthy, young patient is rare. In this context it is important to consider patent foramen ovale as a differential. Early referral to a cardiology specialist for diagnosis and treatment is important for preventing further ocular and non-ocular events.

Keywords: Cardiovascular medicine; Clinical; Ophthalmology.

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