PMID- 19385476
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090811
LR  - 20090423
IS  - 1025-9589 (Print)
IS  - 1025-9589 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
DP  - 2008 Apr-Jun
TI  - Branch retinal vein occlusion.
PG  - 128-32
AB  - Retinal vein occlusions (RVO) are the second commonest sight threatening vascular 
      disorder. Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion 
      (CRVO) are the two basic types of vein occlusion. Branch retinal vein occlusion 
      is three times more common than central retinal vein occlusion and- second only 
      to diabetic retinopathy as the most common retinal vascular cause of visual loss. 
      The origin of branch retinal vein occlusion undoubtedly includes both systemic 
      factors such as hypertension and local anatomic factors such as arteriovenous 
      crossings. Branch retinal vein occlusion causes a painless decrease in vision, 
      resulting in misty or distorted vision. Current treatment options don't address 
      the underlying aetiology of branch retinal vein occlusion. Instead they focus on 
      treating sequelae of the occluded venous branch, such as macular oedema, vitreous 
      haemorrhage and traction retinal detachment from neovascularization. Evidences 
      suggest that the pathogenesis of various types of retinal vein occlusion, like 
      many other ocular vascular occlusive disorders, is a multifactorial process and 
      there is no single magic bullet that causes retinal vein occlusion. A 
      comprehensive management of patients with retinal vascular occlusions is 
      necessary to correct associated diseases or predisposing abnormalities that could 
      lead to local recurrences or systemic event. Along with a review of the 
      literature, a practical approach for the management of retinal vascular 
      occlusions is required, which requires collaboration between the ophthalmologist 
      and other physicians: general practitioner, cardiologist, internist etc. as 
      appropriate according to each case.
FAU - Hamid, Sadaf
AU  - Hamid S
AD  - Department of Anatomy, Ziauddin University, Shah rah-e-Ghalib, Clifton, Karachi, 
      Pakistan. Sadafhamid2001@yahoo.co.in
FAU - Mirza, Sajid Ali
AU  - Mirza SA
FAU - Shokh, Ishrat
AU  - Shokh I
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - Pakistan
TA  - J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
JT  - Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
JID - 8910750
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Incidence
MH  - Pakistan/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Retinal Vein/*pathology/surgery
MH  - Retinal Vein Occlusion/*diagnosis/epidemiology/physiopathology/surgery
MH  - Risk Factors
RF  - 50
EDAT- 2009/04/24 09:00
MHDA- 2009/08/12 09:00
CRDT- 2009/04/24 09:00
PHST- 2009/04/24 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/04/24 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/08/12 09:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):128-32.