title: Dermatomyositis-Related Nonischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.
abstract: A 25-year-old woman with dermatomyositis suffered a right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with visual acuity of 20/40. Examination of the right eye showed vitreous cells, suggesting inflammation of the central retinal vein leading to a CRVO as the presumed mechanism. She was admitted to hospital, and extensive evaluation was negative. She was maintained on corticosteroids to manage her dermatomyositis. One month later, she had macular edema and elevated intraocular pressure. Both resolved with dorzolamide, timolol, and intravitreal bevacizumab, and vision returned to 20/20 in the right eye.
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (YW, AGL), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (MLM, AEBP, AGL), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Weill Cornell Medical College Departments of Ophthalmology (AGL), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL, RF), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (AGL), The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and Department of Head & Neck Surgery (AGL), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors: Yvonne
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Michael L
authors: ML
authors: Morgan
authors: Angelina
authors: A
authors: Espino Barros Palau
authors: Andrew G
authors: AG
authors: Lee
authors: Rod
authors: R
authors: Foroozan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000150:complications*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence