Atlas of Ophthalmology

Low-Flow-Arterio-Venous Shunt #1

Low-Flow-Arterio-Venous Shunt #1
Venous vessels of the conjunctiva and sclera are dilated and present themselves as a red eye. Pressure is elevated in the veins due to a low grade fistula between branches of the carotid artery and the ophthalmic veins.
Naumann, Gottfried, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
T85.0
Conjunctiva -> Hyperemia
7147
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