title: Retinal branch vein occlusion: a study of argon laser photocoagulation in the treatment of macular oedema.
abstract: A control trial is reported which demonstrates that treatment with argon laser photocoagulation to certain patients with macular oedema following a branch vein occlusion does not alter significantly their visual prognosis. It confirms that patients with an intact perifoveal capillary arcade have a better prognosis than those with a broken arcade.
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004487:Edema / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008266:Macula Lutea; D011379:Prognosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000601:surgery