Diseases

Retinal Artery Occlusion

Sudden ISCHEMIA in the RETINA due to blocked blood flow through the CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY or its branches leading to sudden complete or partial loss of vision, respectively, in the eye.

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Sudden ISCHEMIA in the RETINA due to blocked blood flow through the CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY or its branches leading to sudden complete or partial loss of vision, respectively, in the eye.

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5 entry terms
  • Occlusion, Retinal Artery
  • Occlusions, Retinal Artery
  • Retinal Artery Occlusions
  • Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
  • Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1972-1988)
  • Retinal Artery (1973-1988)
  • Retinal Diseases (1972-1988)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Retinal Artery Occlusion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015356. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015356
  2. Retinal Artery Occlusion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18557950