TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitreoretinal surgery for complications of branch retinal vein occlusion
AU - Scott, Ingrid
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is second only to diabetic retinopathy as a cause of retinal vascular disease. Vision loss from BRVO may be associated with multiple causes, including macular edema, macular ischemia, foveal hemorrhage, vitreous hemorrhage, epiretinal membrane, and retinal detachment. The few published studies that report outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for complications of BRVO consist only of case reports and small case series, limitations of which include small sample sizes and lack of comparison groups. Given the variable outcomes among patients with untreated BRVO, comparison groups are necessary for accurate evaluation of the efficacy of pars plana vitrectomy for BRVO.
AB - Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is second only to diabetic retinopathy as a cause of retinal vascular disease. Vision loss from BRVO may be associated with multiple causes, including macular edema, macular ischemia, foveal hemorrhage, vitreous hemorrhage, epiretinal membrane, and retinal detachment. The few published studies that report outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for complications of BRVO consist only of case reports and small case series, limitations of which include small sample sizes and lack of comparison groups. Given the variable outcomes among patients with untreated BRVO, comparison groups are necessary for accurate evaluation of the efficacy of pars plana vitrectomy for BRVO.
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U2 - 10.1097/00055735-200206000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00055735-200206000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12011684
AN - SCOPUS:0036092122
SN - 1040-8738
VL - 13
SP - 161
EP - 166
JO - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
JF - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -