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Choroidal Neovascularization After Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a 47-Year-Old Man
Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:1398-1401.
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Report of a Case
A 46-year-old white man was referred to The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Md, for evaluation of macular edema. He had been diagnosed as having a nonperfused central retinal vein occlusion (CVO) in the right eye 5 months previously, as documented by photographs and a fluorescein angiogram from his referring ophthalmologist (Figure 1). Medical history was positive for hypercholesterolemia. Medications included aspirin and a lipid-lowering agent.
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Figure 1. A, Red-free photograph showing the posterior pole of the right eye 1 month after the onset of visual loss. Diffuse intraretinal hemorrhages and optic nerve head swelling are seen. Visual acuity was 3/200 at this time. B, Early arteriovenous phase of a fluorescein angiogram 1 month after documentation of the central retinal vein occlusion. Multiple areas of hypofluorescence are seen, which correspond to the intraretinal hemorrhages shown in A, and many areas of nonperfusion. No retinal vessel anastomosis to a fibrovascular . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Comment
David A. DiLoreto, Jr, MD, PhD;
Morton F. Goldberg, MD;
Neil M. Bressler, MD
Correspondence: Dr Bressler, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 550 N Broadway, Suite 115, Baltimore, MD 21205-2002 (nmboffice@jhmi.edu).
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