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Bilateral Central Retinal Vein OcclusionA Presenting Sign of an Ongoing Life-threatening Condition

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Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

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JAMA Ophthalmology

November 1, 2021

JAMA Ophthalmology Clinical Challenge

Article Information and Disclosures

Carolina Madeira, MD¹;

João Barbosa Breda, MD, PhD^1,2,3,4;

Susana Penas, MD^1,2

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
²Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
³Cardiovascular R&D Center, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
⁴KULeuven, Research Group Ophthalmology, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven, Belgium

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Corresponding Author: Carolina Madeira, MD, Department of Ophthalmology of São João Hospital, Avenida Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451 Porto, Portugal (tania.carolina.madeira@gmail.com).

Published Online: September 16, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.0993

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Barbosa Breda reported receiving personal fees from Allergan, Davi, and Thea. No other disclosures were reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank the patient for granting permission to publish this information.

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