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¹S. B. Ankara Ulucanlar Göz Eğt. ve Araşt. Hastanesi, Ankara, Asist. Dr.
²S. B. Ankara Ulucanlar Göz Eğt. ve Araşt. Hastanesi, Ankara, Uz. Dr.
³S. B. Ankara Ulucanlar Göz Eğt. ve Araşt. Hastanesi, Ankara, Doç. Dr.
⁴S. B. Ankara Dışkapı Çocuk Hastanesi, Ankara, Asist. Dr. A 19 year-old woman with sudden loss of vision in her left eye was referred to our retina clinic. The patient underwent detailed ophtalmological examination and evaluated for etiology. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in right eye and hand movement in left eye. On slit-lamp examination anterior chamber was normal. The intraocular pressure was 14 mmHg OD and 16 mmHg OS. Right eye was normal and left eye was a pale retina with a macular cherry-red on fundoscopy. Laboratory tests revealed the Vitamin B12 and folat deficiency. Additionally, heterozygote prothrombine gene mutation was determined.
Prothrombine gene mutations should be considered as one of the etiologic factors in a young patient with central retinal artery occlusion. Hematological problems should not be forgotten as etiologic causes. Keywords : Prothrombine gene mutation, central retinal artery occlusion, young case