Arterial Insufficiencies: Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Authors

Heather Murphy-Lavoie, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Frank Butler, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Catherine Hagan, Camp Lejeune, NC

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-26-2025

Publication Title

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Abstract

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a relatively rare emergent condition of the eye resulting in sudden painless vision loss. This vision loss is usually dramatic and permanent, and the prognosis for visual recovery is poor. Patients particularly at risk include those with giant cell arteritis, atherosclerosis, and thromboembolic disease. A wide variety of treatment modalities have been tried over the last one hundred years with little to no success, with the exception of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO₂).

First Page

187

Last Page

201

PubMed ID

40819361

Volume

52

Issue

2

Rights

© Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

Recommended Citation

Murphy-Lavoie, Heather; Butler, Frank; and Hagan, Catherine, "Arterial Insufficiencies: Central Retinal Artery Occlusion" (2025). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4065.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4065