ABSTRACT An 81-year-old male patient with systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia presented with sudden visual acuity loss in the right eye (RE) due to a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) associated with macular edema. Despite treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab, the patient developed persistent inner retinal ischemia, evidenced by optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of retinal inner plexiform layer (RIPL) alterations. Years later, he suffered an ischemic stroke, highlighting the association between retinal ischemic changes and systemic vascular risk. This […]
