Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusions Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen

We present six cases of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) that we recently treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)). Patients in three of the six cases, including the CRVO case, experienced near to complete restoration of their vision. Another case had...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Johnson, Daniel R., Cooper, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019
Materias:
Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6861035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31763582
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.7.43017
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Sumario:We present six cases of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) that we recently treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)). Patients in three of the six cases, including the CRVO case, experienced near to complete restoration of their vision. Another case had marked improvement. Our findings are similar to other case studies with approximately 65–70% improvement in patients treated for CRAO. Physicians should be aware that rapid referral of CRAO and CRVO patients to HBO(2) is efficacious. Such patients should be placed on 100% oxygen by non-rebreather mask as soon as the diagnosis is suspected, pending transportation to HBO(2).

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