Concurrent branch retinal artery occlusion in central retinal vein occlusion: 3 cases reports and literature review

Concurrent branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) are the infrequently encountered clinical entities, with only a handful of cases elaborated in the literature. This case series describes three patients who presented with a dramatic fundus appearance that led to the diagnosis of unilateral BRAO and CRVO. Hypertension could be identified as a predisposing factor in only one patient. All three patients had relatively good visual acuity at presentation. The role of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in confirming the simultaneous presence of BRAO is also illustrated.