TY - JOUR
T1 - Current concepts in the management of central retinal vein occlusion
AU - Cooney, Michael J.
AU - Fekrat, Sharon
AU - Finkelstein, Daniel
PY - 1998/8/28
Y1 - 1998/8/28
N2 - The results of the Central Vein Occlusion Study guide the management of complications of macular edema and neovascularization. Panretinal photocoagulation was shown to be beneficial for eyes with at least 2 hours of iris neovascularization or any angle neovascularization. Grid-pattern laser photocoagulation for perfused macular edema did not show a significant beneficial effect. Recently, several reports have suggested restoring venous outflow by 1) creating a chorioretinal anastomosis, 2) administering recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, 3) cannulating the retinal vein transvitreally, or 4) transecting the posterior scleral ring.
AB - The results of the Central Vein Occlusion Study guide the management of complications of macular edema and neovascularization. Panretinal photocoagulation was shown to be beneficial for eyes with at least 2 hours of iris neovascularization or any angle neovascularization. Grid-pattern laser photocoagulation for perfused macular edema did not show a significant beneficial effect. Recently, several reports have suggested restoring venous outflow by 1) creating a chorioretinal anastomosis, 2) administering recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, 3) cannulating the retinal vein transvitreally, or 4) transecting the posterior scleral ring.
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U2 - 10.1097/00055735-199806000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00055735-199806000-00008
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 10182099
AN - SCOPUS:0031871726
SN - 1040-8738
VL - 9
SP - 47
EP - 50
JO - Current opinion in ophthalmology
JF - Current opinion in ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -