Retina-Vitreous
2010 , Vol 18 , Num 2
Iatrogenic Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and Ocular İschemic Syndrome During Treatment for Epistaxis
1Acıbadem Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Doç. Dr.2Acıbadem Göz Sağlığı Merkezi, İstanbul, Uzm. Dr. Maxiller artery embolisation with polyvinyl alcohol is used for the treatment of interactable epistaxis as a safe and effective procedure. In this paper, a rare but devastating complication of this procedure is reported. Keywords : retinal artery occlusion, ocular ischemic syndrome, epistaxis, selective embolisation