NCT03078387

The Extreme Significance of Bilateral Embolic Retinal Phenomena That Can be Life Saving

Bilateral Retinal Embolic Phenomena Always Necessitates Immediate and Intensive Investigation. Careful, Documented, Ophthalmic Examination is All we Require to Initiate Life Saving Investigations.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dr. Shawkat Michel · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study shows how careful ophthalmic examination of two patients showed signs of simultaneous bilateral retinal emboli. Starting from this point significant, life threatening, underlying reasons were found and treated.

Detailed description

Two patients were found to have signs of simultaneous bilateral retinal emboli. One patient was asymptomatic and routine ophthalmic examination showed bilateral retinal hemorrhages and exudates close to both optic discs. This patient was on anti-coagulant treatment for atrial fibrillation. The finding of bilateral signs of retinal emboli necessitated immediate blood tests and dose adjustments of her medication. The second case did not have general symptoms other than mild evening chills and her eye examination again was the start point of intensive investigation to find the reason of her bilateral retinal emboli. Ultrasound studies revealed a life threatening reason that was urgently treated.

Conditions

• Life Threatening Diseases
• Embolic Shower

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	imaging	imaging before and after treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-31
• Primary completion: 2013-01-29
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2017-03-13
• Last updated: 2019-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada