title: Clinical studies on the occurrence and the pathogenesis of optociliary veins.
abstract: We reviewed retrospectively 20 cases of optociliary vein over the past 5 years. Fifteen of the 20 cases (75%) were over 40 years of age. There was no sex differences (9 males and 11 females). Causative ocular diseases were: central retinal vein occlusion (14 cases, 70%); optic disc drusen (2 cases, 10%); and optic nerve sheath meningioma, high myopia, glaucoma, congenital anomaly (1 case each, total 20%). The number of patients with an optociliary vein was high in central retinal vein occlusion (14/190 cases, 7.4%). We concluded that occurrence of optociliary vein is not restricted to cases with optic nerve sheath meningioma and this shunt vessel may occur under other conditions in which central retinal venous return is seriously disturbed. The most common cause of optociliary vein is central retinal vein occlusion.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors: Y
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authors: Masuyama
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authors: Kodama
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authors: Matsuura
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authors: Sawada
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authors: Harada
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authors: Tsuchiya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002196:Capillaries; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D015594:Optic Disk Drusen / Q000150:complications; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity