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CAPTAIN FREDERICK H. THEODORE; CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. BONSER

Arch Ophthal. 1944;32(6):492-495.

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While all types of aneurysm of the larger branches of the central retinal artery are extremely rare, the occurrence of an uncomplicated, asymptomatic arterial aneurysm of congenital origin is unique. It is felt worth while, therefore, to report a case of this exceptional lesion and to review the related literature.

REPORT OF A CASE

A youth aged 19 was seen in the course of a routine examination of aviation cadets. The patient had never had trouble with his eyes, and there was no family history of ocular or cerebral disease.

Vision in each eye was 20/15 (6/5). Ocular examination revealed nothing remarkable except for the fundus of the left eye. This presented a most unusual picture (figure). The optic disk was almost entirely obscured by a serpentine aneurysmal dilatation of the inferior temporal artery, which occupied the temporal seven eighths of the nerve head. The aneurysm consisted of sausage-like, saccular . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MEDICAL CORPS, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

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