PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Padolecchia, Riccardo
AU  - Puglioli, Michele
AU  - Ragone, Maria Cristina
AU  - Romani, Andrea
AU  - Collavoli, Paolo Luigi
TI  - Superselective Intraarterial Fibrinolysis in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
DP  - 1999 Apr 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 565--567
VI  - 20
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/4/565.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/4/565.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Apr 01; 20
AB  - Summary: Intraarterial fibrinolysis was performed in three patients with acute central retinal artery occlusion using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator as a fibrinolytic agent. In two cases the ophthalmic artery was selectively catheterized, and in the other a thrombolytic drug was infused into the ophthalmic artery by way of the meningeal collaterals. All patients experienced visual improvement. Fibrinolysis can produce better results than obtained from conservative treatment. A good prognosis can be achieved if the treatment starts within the first 4 to 5 hours after occlusion.