Abstract
Purpose Retinal artery occlusions (RAO) cause sudden vision deterioration and visual field defects. While Albrecht von Graefe was the first to describe RAO in 1859, Hollenhorst reported about yellow plaques in the retinal arteries in 1961. Embolism from cardiac valves or plaques of the carotid artery are a common reason for RAO. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has the potential to diagnose thrombotic material at the cardiac valves or plaques of the aortic arch with more precision than transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Furthermore associations of RAO with arteriosclerosis is discussed.
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