Central retinal artery occlusion in a patient with Fabry's disease documented by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

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Abstract
Fabry's disease, angiokeratoma corporis diffusum, is an X‐linked inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism due to lack of activity of the lysosomal enzyme, alpha‐galactosidase A, resulting in progressive intracellular deposition of neutral glycosphingolipids in various tissues, including vascular endothelial ‐ and smooth muscle cells. Occlusions of the retinal vessels are rare. We present a case of central retinal artery occlusion in a 25‐year‐old male with Fabry's disease, documented by fluorescein‐ and indocyanine green angiography performed by scanning laser opththalmoscopy.