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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 47, No. 4, 2001, pp. 262-263
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Bioline Code: jp01076
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2001, pp. 262-263
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Case Report - Unilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Following Intravenous Streptokinase
Potdar NA, Shinde CA, Murthy GG
Abstract
A 38-year-old male with acute myocardial infraction who had received streptokinase presented with acute painless diminution of vision in the left eye. Examination revealed features of central retinal artery occlusion on the left side with vision of perception of light. Treatment in the form of systemic and local intraocular pressure lowering agents, retrobulbar xanthinol nicotinate and systemic injection of B-complex resulted in improvement of vision to counting fingers up to one meter. In this case thrombolytic therapy itself led to embolism into the left central retinal artery resulting in its occlusion and eventually optic atrophy and blindness.
Keywords
Myasthenia gravis, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, atracurium, One lung ventilation
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