Case Study Cureus 2025

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Case Series.

Zarzecki M, Zawadzka I, Mitera B, Wojewódzka-Żelezniakowicz M, Konopińska J — Cureus, 2025

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in improving visual acuity in patients with branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) using a case series design.

What They Found

Patients received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at 5, 36, and 48 hours after the onset of ocular symptoms. Following HBOT, visual acuity improved both quantitatively and qualitatively in the analyzed cases.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or with Canadian participants.

Study Limitations

As a case series, this study provides limited evidence and lacks a control group, making it difficult to generalize the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Ocular / Retinal
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	41399591
Year Published	2025
Journal	Cureus

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