FOTO-TIA: Focus on the Eye May Discriminate TIA, Stroke vs Mimics

The retinal microvasculature can help differentiate mild stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) from a mimic presentation, helping physicians triage patients and initiate appropriate management, new evidence suggests, according to a report in Medscape.

Any retinal microvascular finding increased the likelihood of having experienced a cerebrovascular event by almost 16% in a large, prospective study.

“Retinal microvascular findings assessed by nonmydriatic ocular fundus photographs during the evaluation of suspected TIAs are an independent factor differentiating strokes and TIAs from mimics,” lead author Fadi Nahab, MD, said during a late breaking abstract session here at the 2020 International Stroke Conference (ISC).

Read the full article.