UNUSUAL CAUSE OF BRANCH RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION: POLYCYTHEMIA IN A TRANSGENDER MAN FROM UNREGULATED TESTOSTERONE USE

Purpose:We report a transgender patient with branch retinal artery occlusion who had secondary polycythemia from unregulated testosterone injections and review the literature on the mechanisms of supraphysiologic and standard doses of testosterone causing a hypercoagulable state.Methods:Case report.