Korean J Ophthalmol.  2017 Apr;31(2):177-179. 10.3341/kjo.2017.31.2.177.

The Penumbra Obscura Stimulates Iris Neovascularisation after Isolated Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

• McLeod D

• KMID: 2373477
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2017.31.2.177

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Iris*
Retinal Artery Occlusion*
Retinal Artery*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of oxygenation-based tissue compartments in the inner retina after central retinal artery occlusion (pink, normoxic periphery; pale blue, hypoxic mid-periphery; unshaded/white, anoxic posterior pole (as in references [3] and [5]). The penumbra obscura lies between threshold oxygen tension isobars at ≈30° and ≈55° eccentricity from the foveolar cherry-red spot. Dashed red lines emanating from the optic disc signify cattle-trucking in the central arterial tree.

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