Branch retinal artery occlusion due to patent foramen ovale in a teenager
This report demonstrates the diagnostic evaluation and clinical management of a 16-year-old girl who developed branch retinal artery occlusion secondary to patent foramen ovale. The goal is to increase awareness of this rare presentation in adolescents among clinicians, with a summary of the important clinical features, multimodal imaging findings and therapeutic strategies that allowed for timely reperfusion and subsequent visual recovery.
Authors
- Jiayao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-6000)
- Zhiyang Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-5498)
- Yi-Xiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-4228)
- Fang Fan
- Jie Zu
Institutions
- Hebei General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Experimental Physiology
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1113/ep093440
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00