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To document a novel vascular ocular complication presenting as acute central retinal artery occlusion in a patient with Fabry disease.

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Complicating Fabry's Disease

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To document a novel vascular ocular complication presenting as acute central retinal artery occlusion in a patient with Fabry disease.
Clinical and ophthalmologic evaluation of a 16-year-old male presenting with central retinal artery occlusion.
Diagnostic workup establishing hemizygosity for Fabry disease and assessing characteristic ocular signs.
A 16-year-old male developed central retinal artery occlusion alongside classic ocular manifestations of Fabry disease, including corneal epithelial infiltrates and vascular tortuosity.
The findings establish central retinal artery occlusion as a previously unreported ocular complication of glycosphingolipid metabolic errors.

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Case report reveals central retinal artery occlusion in an adolescent with Fabry disease, highlighting a severe novel vascular ocular complication.

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Case report reveals central retinal artery occlusion in an adolescent with Fabry disease, highlighting a severe novel vascular ocular complication.