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To the Editor: Dickens et al. (July 28 issue)¹ describe a patient who underwent directional coronary atherectomy with an excimer laser. The procedure was complicated by chest pain and the acute onset of blurred vision. Funduscopic examination revealed a white plaque in the left eye, occluding the inferior hemiretinal artery. This was interpreted as a fibrin embolus. After therapy, the visual acuity improved from 20/80- to 20/40, but the visual-field defect remained. Unfortunately, there is no mention of the treatment given. Even in the concluding remarks, in which the authors stress the need for immediate therapy in retinal-artery occlusion, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Retinal-Artery Embolism after Directional Coronary Atherectomy
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N Engl J Med 1994; 331:278-279, Jul 28, 1994. Correspondence

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