Case Study Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 2020

Acute phase treatment in central retinal artery occlusion: thrombolysis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy or both?

Ferreira D, Soares C, Tavares-Ferreira J, Fernandes T, Araújo R, Castro P — Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2020

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated acute treatments for central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) in three case studies.

What They Found

In Case 1, a 35-year-old female treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) saw visual acuity (VA) improve from counting fingers to 1.0. Case 2, a 65-year-old male receiving intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), experienced VA improvement from light perception to 0.1. In Case 3, a 21-year-old male treated with both IVT and HBOT improved from hand motion to 1.0.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada, nor does it involve Canadian researchers or patients.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its case series design, which prevents generalization of findings to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Ocular / Retinal
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	32166539
Year Published	2020
Journal	Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Electroretinography; Female; Fluorescein Angiography; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Retina; Retinal Artery Occlusion; Thrombolytic Therapy; Time-to-Treatment; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome; Visual Acuity

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