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Ocular Ischemic Syndrome: Follow-up
Updated: May 13, 2009
Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
- Monitor recovery from surgery.
Inpatient & Outpatient Medications
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Antiplatelet therapy
Complications
- Sudden death
- Stroke
- Blindness
Prognosis
- Patients with ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS) have a poor visual prognosis.24,25,19
- The presence of iris neovascularization is an indicator of poor visual prognosis.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- Failure to recognize signs and symptoms of OIS
The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Ryan I Huffman, MD, with the literature review and referencing for this article.
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Further Reading
Keywords
ocular ischemic syndrome, OIS, venous stasis retinopathy, ischemic ocular inflammation, ischemic oculopathy, carotid occlusive disease
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