PMID: 18419103Apr 19, 2008Paper

Arteriovenous decompression for branch retinal vein occlusion with internal membrane peeling for macular edema

Ceská a slovenská oftalmologie : casopis Ceské oftalmologické spolecnosti a Slovenské oftalmologické spolecnosti
V KrásnikP Krajcová

Abstract

A retrospective study of anatomical and functional results of microsurgical therapy of branch retinal vein occlusion with internal limiting membrane peeling due to macular edema. Eleven patients (5 men and 6 women), mean age 59.18 years (34-74 years) who underwent the surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, from June 1st, 2000 to May 31st, 2006, were enrolled in the study. The follow-up period ranged from 14 to 72 months (average 28.5 months). The patients were indicated to the arterio-venous decompression with internal retinal membrane peeling due to the macular edema after the fluorescein angiography. Patients with rubeosis of the iris were excluded from further evaluation and their initial best corrected visual acuity was 0.3 and less. A complete eye examination (best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, fluorescein angiography, slit lamp examination of both the anterior and posterior eye segments) was performed in each patient before the surgery, and every 3-4 months during the first year and every 6-9 months during following years. Fluorescein angiography was used to evaluate anatomic results 3 months after the surgery. As positive signs were considered: the...Continue Reading

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