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MACULAR OEDEMA AND RETINAL BRANCH VEIN OCCLUSION
Author(s) -
Greer D. V.,
Constable I. J.,
Cooper R. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1980.tb00340.x
Subject(s) - ophthalmology , medicine , retinal , branch retinal vein occlusion , retinal vein , occlusion , macular edema , retina , central retinal vein occlusion , surgery , biology , neuroscience
Summary The visual prognosis of patients suffering from retinal branch vein occlusion complicated by macular oedema is assessed in relation to the degress of capillary fallout. Extensive retinal capillary fallout associated with macular oedema was found to confer a poor visual prognosis in a series of 89 patients followed for an average time of 14 months. If the degree of capillary fallout associated with marular oedema was minimal, the visual prognosis was considerably improved.