Retinal Vein Occlusion and Traditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis

Abstract

To determine whether retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is related to systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia. Methods:We systematically retrieved all studies published between January 1985 and July 2007 that compared cases with any form of RVO, including central and branch RVO, with controls. We generated pooled odds ratios (ORs) and estimates of the populationattributable risk percentages for systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia.

Retinal vein and artery occlusions: a risk factor for stroke in atrial fibrillation

“…Patients with retinal vascular occlusions often present to general practitioners or ophthalmologists, and have previously been associated with various cardiovascular risk factors [7][8][9][10][11][12][13], cerebral microembolisms [14], and cardiovascular events, including stroke and myocardial infarction [11,[15][16][17]. However, another study found that risk factor prevalence differed somewhat between patients with retinal and cerebral ischemia, indicating that there might be pathogenetic differences between retinal and cerebral ischemia [18].…”

Laser Photocoagulation in Retinal Vein Occlusion

“…Its prevalence changes according to studies in overall populations are from 5.2 to 16 per 1,000 [1][2][3][4] . People with end-organ damage caused by diabetes mellitus and hypertension have strongly increased risk for RVO.…”

“…The majority of individual diagnosed with RVO defined more than one component of the systemic vascular and metabolic disease, such as the presence of Diabetes Mellitus, hyper tension and high serum lipids. Coexisting metabolic diseases are important factors for prognosis and laser treatment response [1][2][3][4][5] .There are mainly two types of RVO according to occlusion side branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). In BRVO occlusion is located in the any branch of the retinal vein system, while occlusion located exactly in the central retinal vein in CRVO.…”

“…Different researches shows that BRVO is 4-6 times more common than CRVO and it has been estimated that there are around 80 new cases of CRVO/million population/ year. Although CRVO most commonly affects one eye, in around 10% of patients the disease affects both eyes [2][3][4][5][6][7] . Even RVO was first recognized over a century ago, the exact pathogenesis is not completely nderstood and therefore exact treatment methods not found yet.…”

“…The majority of individual diagnosed with RVO defined more than one component of the systemic vascular and metabolic disease, such as the presence of Diabetes Mellitus, hyper tension and high serum lipids. Coexisting metabolic diseases are important factors for prognosis and laser treatment response [1][2][3][4][5] .…”