A Case of Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Oh, Chang Seog; Ahn, Young; Lee, Yong Kil

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(1):197-202.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Chang Seog Oh, Young Ahn, Yong Kil Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Korea.

양안에 발생한 중심망막정맥폐쇄증 1 예

안영(Young Ahn),이용길(Yong Kil Lee),오창석(Tschang Seog Oh)

Abstract

Retinal vein occlusion(RVO)is the second most common form of retinal vascular disease next to diabetic retinopathy. Systemic risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, blood dyscrasia and ocular risk factors such as short axial length, glaucoma, papilledema, thyroid ophthalmopathy have been shown to be associated with RVO. It is usually unilateral disease, and bilateral occurrene of RVO is relatively uncommon. CRVO rarely occurs bilaterally with a short interval between two eyes. Having experienced a case of bilateral CRVO within one month in a 75-year-old female with short axial length, primary open angle glaucoma, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, we report this case with literature review.

Key Words: Bilateral central retinal vein occlusion;Multiple risk factors