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Chapter-10 Recent Advances in the Management of Retinal Vein Occlusions

BOOK TITLE: Gems of Ophthalmology—Retina

Author
1. Sharma Yog Raj
2. Singh Deependra Vikram
ISBN
9789352704026
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18052_11
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
24
Author Affiliations
1. Dr RP Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, Dr. R.P. Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, E-mail: Yograjsharma@yahoo.com, RP Centre of Ophthalmic Scineces, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, RP Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2. Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, E-mail: deependravsingh@yahoo.com, RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, DRS Northex Eye Institute, New Delhi, India, Sheetla Hospital and Eye Institute Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, DRS Northex, Eye Institute, New Delhi, India, AIIMS; Eye-Q Superspecialty Eye Hospitals, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Chapter keywords
Retinal vein occlusion, RVO, optical coherence tomography, OCT, branch vein occlusion study, BVOS, central vein occlusion study, CVOS, neovascular glaucoma, NVG

Abstract

This chapter focuses on recent advances in the management of retinal vein occlusions. Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is one of the most common causes of acquired retinal vascular abnormality in adults and a frequent cause of visual loss. There are few data on the prevalence of RVO in the general population, with current estimates derived largely from studies in white populations. The prevalence of RVO was similar for men and women, and increased with age. The prevalence of BRVO was highest in Asians and Hispanics and lowest in whites. This chapter covers the pathogenesis, recent advances in the management of retinal vein occlusion, epidemiology, diagnosis, systemic work-up, and interventions for retinal vein occlusion. The management of RVO has witnessed a paradigm shifts after two major advancements in the field of medical retina. The first is the availability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the second is intravitreal injections.

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