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Retinal vein occlusion – Victor Chong & Deborah Lea (13:00)

Deborah Lea asks Victor Chong about the diagnosis, progression, prognosis, and treatment of Retinal Vein Occlusion. RVO is the second most common retinal vascular disease after diabetic retinopathy and is prevalent amongst older patients with hypertension. Broadly characterised by a sudden and painless reduction in vision, occlusion most commonly occurs in a branch of the retinal vein but may occur in the central retinal vein, in which case the prognosis is more serious.

First published in DOCET OQ82 (2012).

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    To provide listeners with:

    • An outline of the prevalence of retinal vein occlusion
    • An understanding of who may be at risk of the disorder, including older patients with hypertension
    • An outline of the characteristics of the disorder
    • An outline of where retinal vein occlusion occurs
    • An outline of the diagnosis, progression, prognosis and treatment of retinal vein occlusion
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      References:

      • Coscas G, Loewenstein A, Augustin A et al. (2011) Management of retinal vein occlusion – consensus document. Ophthalmologica. 226(1), 4-28
      • Hahn P, Fekrat S (2012) Best practices for treatment of retinal vein occlusion. Curr. Opin. Ophthalmol. 23(3), 175-81
      • Kiire CA, Chong NV (2012) Managing retinal vein occlusion. BMJ 2012;344:e499 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e499

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