Am J Ophthalmol. 1996 Mar; 121(3): 321-2.

Central retinal artery occlusion after manipulation of the neck by a chiropractor.

Jumper JM, Horton JC.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA.

PURPOSE: To document a case of central retinal artery occlusion after chiropractic treatment. METHODS: An 87-year-old man suffered a central retinal artery occlusion immediately after chiropractic neck manipulation. RESULTS: A magnetic resonance angiogram showed an atherosclerotic plaque in the ipsilateral carotid artery, which probably shed emboli during cervical joint mobilization. CONCLUSION: The carotid arteries should be approached carefully in patients with known or suspected atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries.