title: Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion, Who Is Responsible?
abstract: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a common retinal vascular occlusive disorder and is associated with a variety of systemic risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the underlying diseases were evaluated and managed appropriately by ophthalmologists. We performed a study of 1344 patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Patients were evaluated with a questionnaire including ten closed questions to determine whether ophthalmologists evaluated and informed their patients about the underlying systemic diseases. None of the patients' homocysteine levels were measured. Only a small percentage of the patients were asked about the history of thrombotic diseases or family history of thrombotic diseases. We believe that most ophthalmologists are still not entirely convinced of their responsibility of managing the underlying predisposing factors of RVO. Ophthalmologists should either manage or engage other healthcare providers in the management of RVO to guarantee the patient the best care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Exceptional Talent Development Center (ETDC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohamadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aghamirsalim
authors.affiliation: Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Exceptional Talent Development Center (ETDC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sorbi
authors.affiliation: Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Exceptional Talent Development Center (ETDC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naderian
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cugati
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia.
authors.forename: Marianne Levon
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shahsuvaryan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghazizadeh Hashemi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Hyperlipidemias; Hypertension; Ophthalmologists; Questionnaire; Retinal vein occlusion