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Vol. 94. Issue 8.
Pages 405-408 (August 2019)
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Vol. 94. Issue 8.
Pages 405-408 (August 2019)
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Arterial occlusion associated with a prepapillary vascular loop. Anatomical changes on the long term follow up
Oclusión arterial asociada con un asa vascular prepapilar. Cambios anatómicos en el seguimiento a largo plazo
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A.J. Zermeno-Arce
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alejandro.zermeno.a@gmail.com

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, G. Ledesma-Gil, R. Moreno-Mendoza, F. Graue-Wiechers
Instituto de Oftalmología FAP «Conde de Valenciana», Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
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We report the case of a 13-year-old patient who complains of an acute superior visual field scotoma in the last 48h. Best corrected visual acuity (MAVC) was 20/20 in both eyes. The right eye fundus examination revealed torsion of a prepapillary loop in the inferior branch of the retinal artery, associated with a arterial vascular attenuation and whitenning of the inferior retina that involved both nasal and temporal branches but spared the foveal region. During the follow-up the vascular loop dissapeared and only glial tissue was seen in front of the optic nerve head. MAVC remained 20/20 in both eyes.

This report shows the evolution of the vascular loop after an occlusion. The absence of blood flow produces a collapse of the arterial walls, in time the vascular loop is replaced by glial tissue.

Keywords:
Arterial occlusion
Prepapillary vascular loop
Retinal vascular occlusion
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Paciente de 13 años de edad que presenta un escotoma del campo visual superior de 48 horas de evolución. Mejor agudeza visual corregida de 20/20 en ambos ojos. La exploración del fondo de ojo derecho reveló un asa vascular prepapilar torsionada asociada a un área de blanqueamiento retiniano y atenuación vascular tanto en el sector nasal como temporal, la cual no afectaba fóvea. Durante el seguimiento el asa vascular desaparece y es reemplazada por tejido glial sobre el disco óptico. La mejor agudeza visual corregida permaneció en 20/20.

Este caso muestra el comportamiento del asa vascular posterior a la oclusión de la misma. La ausencia de flujo sanguíneo produce un colapso de las paredes arteriales, que con el tiempo llevan a la formación de tejido glial.

Palabras clave:
Asa vascular prepapilar
Oclusión arterial
Oclusión vascular retiniana

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