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John W. Gittinger, Jr, MD; Glenn R. Kershaw, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1998;158:1265-1267.

Three patients with renal failure caused by atheroembolism following cardiac vascular procedures had multiple, bilateral retinal cholesterol emboli. Ophthalmoscopy in such patients represents a noninvasive diagnostic technique that is underutilized.

From the Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology (Dr Gittinger) and Medicine (Dr Kershaw), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.

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