Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion Secondary to Infective Endocarditis

Urgent erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and complete blood count were all normal. [...]the transthoracic echocardiography revealed moderate-to-severe aortic valve regurgitation, with thickening and sign of vegetation, as shown in Figure 3 [3]. Using transthoracic echocardiogram and Streptococcus viridans-positive blood cultures, the patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis without fever and with loss of visual field as the only symptom [5].