title: Central retinal vein occlusion in young adults (papillophlebitis).
abstract: We performed a retrospective study of 103 cases of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in young, nondiabetic adults that were followed for at least six months. Of these patients, 64% were men and 36% were women. While visual acuity was usually good, 33 eyes (32%) had a final visual acuity of 20/200 or worse, including 6 eyes (6%) with a final visual acuity of no light perception. Ocular complications included chronic cystoid macular edema, macular pigmentary changes (37%), sheathing of retinal vessels (22%), venous collaterals of the disc (33%), macular hole formation (1%), neovascularization of the disc (1%), retina (1%), and iris (19%), neovascular glaucoma (8%), and vitreous hemorrhage (7%).
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Maberley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joffe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zegarra
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nadel
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids