Anomalous origin of the ophthalmic artery in a patient with amaurosis fugax
P. E. Weinberg, N. J. Patronas, K. S. Kim and O. Melen
Ectopic origin of the ophthalmic artery from the middle meningeal artery
was found in a patient with amaurosis fugax. The origin of the external
carotid artery on the symptomatic side was markedly stenotic. The patient's
symptoms disappeared after external carotid endarterectomy. We review the
ectopic sites of the ophthalmic artery and discuss atheromatous disease of
the external carotid system as a cause of transient ischemic attacks.