CILIORETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION IN SICKLE CELL TRAIT AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Abstract

Isolated cilioretinal artery occlusions carry a good prognosis, and this patient recovered 20/20 visual acuity in the affected eye. The association between sickle cell trait and rheumatoid arthritis resulting in retinal vascular occlusive disease has not been reported previously. The presence of retinal vascular occlusion in sickle cell trait necessitates a medical evaluation for additional systemic diseases.