Nonmydriatic fundus photography after suspected minor stroke or transient ischemic attack was able to differentiate between actual stroke and mimics, according to findings from the FOTO-ED TIA study presented at the International Stroke Conference.
Any retinal microvascular finding assessed with nonmydriatic fundus photography after suspected minor stroke or TIA, which can be done by nonophthalmic experts and requires no pupillary dilation, was linked to a 15.6% (95% CI, 4.2-27.1) increase in cerebrovascular event probability.
Moreover, after excluding patients with lesions confirmed by
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