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Common Causes for a CRAO
| Renal artery thrombosis | Cardioembolic disease (atrial fibrillation, valvular disease) | Vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa, lupus) | Giant cell arteritis | Trauma |
| Sickle-cell disease | Aortic dissection | Glaucoma | Vasospasm (migraine) | Hypercoagulable states |
| Conditions with low retinal blood flow including hypotension and carotid stenosis |
