Central retinal vein occlusion in a case of arteriovenous communication of the retina.
A case of isolated arteriovenous communication of the retina (AVCR) decompensated to central retinal vein occlusion and visual loss resulted. This decompensation is not rare. Therefore, photocoagulation of the shunting vessels has to be the preferred treatment.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012169:Retinal Vein; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*