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Retinal artery occlusions in children.

Aruna Dharmasena¹, Simon Wallis

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation Trust, Bolton, BL4 0JR, UK, aruna_dharmasena@hotmail.co.uk.

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

|February 27, 2013

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A 13-year-old girl experienced vision loss due to retinal artery occlusion. Prolonged neck extension and mobile phone pressure on carotid arteries are suspected causes, a rare occurrence in children.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Neurology
Vascular Medicine

Background:

Retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is a serious condition affecting vision.
Cerebrovascular accidents, like 'beauty parlor stroke syndrome,' are known but rarely reported in pediatric cases.

Observation:

A 13-year-old girl presented with a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO).
She had a history of prolonged neck hyperextension during hairdressing and continuous mobile phone use against her neck.

Findings:

Extensive investigations did not reveal an underlying cause for the BRAO.
The authors propose that pressure on carotid arteries from mobile phone use during neck extension may have caused a platelet embolus, leading to RAO.

Implications:

This case suggests a potential link between prolonged neck positioning, mobile phone use, and RAO in children.
Highlights the need to consider novel risk factors for vascular events in pediatric ophthalmology.