DEC 10, 2014
Surgical Treatment for CRAO: Direct Central Retinal Artery Massage
By Ning Lu, MD; Ningli Wang, MD
AAO 2014
Retina/Vitreous
The common cause of central retinal artery occlusion is an embolus lodging in the central retinal artery. The actual position of the embolus can be immediately posterior to the lamina cribrosa or more posterior. This video shows various emboli being dislodged by mechanical movement of the vessels with a probe. In each case, circulation improves during the operation.