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  Binocular visual loss, acute visual loss, cardioembolic stroke, cerebral angiography, DSA, selective intra-arterial thrombolysis, visual pathway infarction, posterior circulation stroke, occipital lobe infarction, cortical blindness, visual pathway ischemia, neuro-ophthalmology, emergency stroke imaging, interventional neuroradiology PART 4 — ADVANCED TREATMENT STRATEGIES, NEUROCRITICAL CARE & PROGNOSIS Binocular Visual Loss Caused by Acute Cardioembolic Stroke State-of-the-Art Therapeutic Framework & Evidence-Based Outcome Prediction SECTION 24 — THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES IN ACUTE BINOCULAR VISUAL LOSS Acute binocular visual loss due to ischemic stroke constitutes a  neuro-ophthalmologic catastrophe . Management must be: Immediate Multidisciplinary Evidence-based Time-critical Core Therapeutic Objectives: Rapid reperfusion Salvage of ischemic penumbra Prevention of infarct expansion Reduction of cerebral edema Prevention of secondary complications Maximization of visua...