DROP IN VISION IN YOUNG INDIVIDUALS. ROLE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN THROWING LIGHT TO SYSTEMIC DISEASES

Branch retinal artery occlusion usually presents with sudden, painless altitudinal or sectoral visual field defects. Retinal vascular occlusive pathologies usually occur in older age group. In younger individuals, special attention should be given to rule out hypercoagulable disorders. We here report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion in a 31 year old male who found to have hyperhomocysteinemia. The reported incidence of hyperhomocysteinemia varies between 1 in 50,000 and 1 in 200,000.