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Branch retinal artery occlusion during a migraine attack.

Gutteridge IF, McDonald RA, Plenderleith JG

Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3053, Australia. i.gutteridge@optometry.unimelb.edu.au

A 60-year-old male with a history of migraine presented with evidence of branch retinal arterial occlusion that developed at the time of an attack of retinal migraine. The diagnosis of branch arterial occlusion secondary to migraine was made after exclusion of numerous possible medical conditions. The possible role of vasospasm in this condition is discussed.

Published 16 August 2007 in Clin Exp Optom, 90(5): 371-5.
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