The Macular Circulation State on BRVO According to Occlusion Site.

Chung, Jin Hwang; Choi, Gwang Ju; Na, Kyoung Soo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(7):1556-1562.
Published online July 1, 2000.

The Macular Circulation State on BRVO According to Occlusion Site.

Jin Hwang Chung, Gwang Ju Choi, Kyoung Soo Na

Department of Ophthalmology, The Chosun University Medical College, Kwang-ju, Korea.

망막정맥분지폐쇄에서 폐쇄부위에 따른 황반순환상태

정진황(Jin Hwang Chung),나경수(Kyoung Soo Na),최광주(Gwang Ju Choi)

Abstract

We did clinical analysis on the macular circulatory state in 34 patients(34 eyes)who were diagnosed to have branch retinal vein occlusion and followed for over 6 months. After dividing them into two groups according to their occlusion sites, we evaluated the differences of foveal capillary ring state and size of macular ischemic area between the ones who had vein occlusion in their first retinal branches and the others in their second and the rest retinal branches. We were unable to find any differences between them. However, we could find statistical correlation between their visual acuities in acute stage of the disease and macular circulatory states even though we could not find any differences between their final visual acuities or degree of their visual improvement and circulatory states during follow up period.

Key Words: Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion;Macular circulation;Visual acuity