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Retinal Vascular Reactivity as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Published on: March 26, 2020
Anomalous retinal vasculature in a patient with a history of aortic coarctation
Quan V Hoang1, Michael P Blair, Michael J Shapiro
1From the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to report a case of anomalous retinal vasculature in a patient with a history of aortic coarctation.
Methods:
This is a case report.
Results:
We present the case of a 4-month-old male infant with a history of juxtaductal aortic coarctation diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound, repaired at 2 weeks of life, who was referred for possible retinal detachment of the right eye. Examination under anesthesia and fluorescein angiography showed persistent fetal vasculature and tractional retinal detachment of the right eye and anomalous retinal vasculature of the left eye.
Conclusion:
Although aortic coarctation has been associated with arteriole corkscrew tortuosity and serpentine pulsation of arterioles, it can also be associated with an anomalous retinal vascular pattern.
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