branch retinal artery occlusion

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Branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) is a rare retinal vascular disorder in which one of the branches of the central retinal artery is obstructed. Although often grouped together under one term, the condition consists of two distinct subtypes: permanent BRAO and transient BRAO.{{cite journal |author=Sohan Singh Hayreh | author-link = Sohan Hayreh |title=Ocular vascular occlusive disorders: Natural history of visual outcome |journal=Prog Retin Eye Res |volume= 41 |pages=1–25 |date=July 2014 |pmid=24769221 |pmc=4073304 |doi=10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.04.001 | title-link = doi}}