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Macular OCT hours after sudden visual loss

OCT maculaadvanced

Same presentation: sudden painless loss of vision in one eye with a relative afferent pupillary defect; OCT of the macula.

Central retinal artery occlusion: Thickened, hyperreflective inner retinal layers

Diagnosis

Central retinal artery occlusion

  • Thickened, hyperreflective inner retinal layers
  • Loss of the normal layer distinction of the inner retina
  • Relatively preserved outer retina and pigment epithelium
  • Foveal pit preserved but shallow
Show another example The same event in the brain: dense MCA sign in RadSpace

Same diagnosis, different appearance