title: Central retinal vein occlusion associated with drusen of the optic disc.
abstract: A 43-year-old man had gradual visual changes OD. Funduscopic examination revealed central retinal vein occlusion OD. Complete ocular examination revealed bilateral drusen of the optic disc, confirmed by b-scan ultrasonography. Complete systemic evaluation showed no other etiology for the central retinal vein occlusion. Over a ten-year follow-up, in the absence of systemic disease or other local ocular anomalies, we concluded that central retinal vein occlusion can arise from external compression secondary to drusen of the optic disc.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Hospital Retina Vascular Unit, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chern
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Magargal
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Annesley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015594:Optic Disk Drusen / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity