The life expectancy of a person with retinal artery occlusion is 5.5 years.
The average age of patients with retinal artery occlusion is 66.8 years.
People that have CRAO or central retinal artery occlusion have a higher risk of stroke, myocardial infarction and even death.
The risk of stroke is the highest in the days that follow CRAO or central retinal artery occlusion and it can also persist for up to 10 years.
The risk of stroke is also 10 times higher in the first 3.5 years after a central artery occlusion than in the general population.
Central artery occlusion is also comparable to cerebrovascular accidents or a myocardial infarction.
And vision loss is often profound as well even with treatment in people with central retinal artery occlusion.
Retinal artery occlusion is a condition in which an artery in your retina which is the light sensitive tissue at the back of your eye becomes blocked.
The blockage then prevents the blood flow to the retina and leads to vision loss.
Common causes or retinal artery occlusion are blood clots, hardening of the arteries also known as Atherosclerosis, and inflammation and trauma.
The types of retinal artery occlusion include central retinal artery occlusion which is the blockage of the main artery which supplies the retina.
And branch retinal artery occlusion which is blockage of a smaller branch artery in the retina.
The symptoms of retinal artery occlusion include.
Floaters.
Sensitivity to light.
Seeing a dark curtain or shadow over part of your vision.
Vision may be completely lost or blurred.
And sudden painless vision loss in one eye.