Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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acute central retinal artery occlusion hyperbaric oxygen therapy acute visual loss

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Chatchadaporn Kraisornpornsan
Resident in Preventive Medicine (Maritime Medicine), Naval Medical Department, Royal Thai Navy, Bangkok
Thosporn Vimolkej
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Napang Kedkovid
Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, Naval Medical Department, Royal Thai Navy, Bangkok

Abstract

           Acute central retinal artery occlusion is one of the ophthalmologic emergency conditions. Patients develop acute painless visual loss and require emergency medical treatment. Nowadays, there is not any recommended definite treatment. Nevertheless, there are many kinds of optional treatment including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, fibrinolytic agent, anterior chamber paracentesis, etc. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a kind of optional treatment as it provide oxygen supplementation at choroid layer. Consequently, oxygen diffusion to retina is increased. The literature of the retinal artery occlusion cases treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Overall 64% of cases have shown improvement when treated with HBOT. This article reviews anatomy and physiology of visual systems, acute central retinal artery occlusion and treatment using hyperbaric oxygen.

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