Archives of Clinical Ophthalmology

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Multidisciplinary Acute Care of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with a Stroke Paradigm: A Call to Action

Stacey Q. Wolfe, Stephanie A. Coffman, Mark Perez, Katriel Lee, Bartlett H.Hayes, Tamra Ranasinghe, Patrick A. Brown, Kyle M. Fargen

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a painless ophthalmologic emergency with potential for irreversible vision loss. Similar to ischemic stroke, CRAO occurs when there is sudden obstruction of the central retinal artery, leading to ischemic injury to the retina and subsequent cell death. Continuous occlusion and ischemia of the retina progresses to permanent damage to retinal cells and loss of vision.

Arch Clin Ophthalmol, 2021, Volume 1, Issue 1, p20-26 | DOI: 10.33696/Ophthalmology.1.004

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Focal Aggregates of Normal or Near Normal Uveal Melanocytes (FANNUMs) in the Choroid. A Practical Clinical Category of Small Ophthalmoscopically Evident Discrete Melanocytic Choroidal Lesions

James J. Augsburger

Multiple types of discrete melanocytic choroidal lesions are currently recognized, including benign choroidal nevi, choroidal malignant melanomas, patches of choroidal melanocytosis, and foci of choroidal melanocytes stimulated paraneoplastically by a systemic nonmelanoma malignant neoplasm.

Arch Clin Ophthalmol, 2021, Volume 1, Issue 1, p8-19 | DOI: 10.33696/Ophthalmology.1.002

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Macular Microcirculation after Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair Evaluated by OCT-Angiography

Evita Evangelia Christou, Maria Stefaniotou

In the process of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), retinal homeostasis may be adversely affected with resultant modifications in retinal and choroidal tissue. Hypoxia and nutrient deprivation along with inflammation at the detached retina may lead to morphological and microvascularity alterations. These changes imply that the functional status of the macula may not be entirely restored despite anatomical repair.

Arch Clin Ophthalmol, 2021, Volume 1, Issue 1, p1-7 | DOI: 10.33696/Ophthalmology.1.001