Stroke Risk Before and After Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

Dr. Kevin Chodnicki, an Ophthalmology Resident and Dr. John Chen, an Associate Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, provide clinicians and patients with life-saving information in their article appearing in the February 2019 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where they emphasize that acute vision loss from a central retinal artery occlusion frequently correlates to risk of stroke and should be evaluated emergently to determine whether the cause places the patient at risk for stroke. Available at: mayocl.in/2TzwoKf