Central retinal vein occlusion in young adults (papillophlebitis).
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%).
Fong
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St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Schatz
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McDonald
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Burton
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Maberley
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Joffe
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Zegarra
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Nadel
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Johnson
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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
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids