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Abstract #15678 Published in IGR 2-3
Pseudoexfoliation and glaucoma in eyes with retinal vein occlusion
Saatci OA; Ferliel ST; Ferliel M; Kaynak S; Ergin MHInternational Ophthalmology 1999; 23: 75-78
PURPOSE: To evaluate pseudoexfoliation (PE) and pre-existent glaucoma in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). METHODS: Consecutive eyes with a diagnosis of BRVO (73 eyes of 70 patients) and CRVO (53 eyes of 49 patients) examined between July and December 1998 comprised the study eyes. The age-matched control group consisted of 384 eyes of 192 outpatients. The prevalence of PE and glaucoma were determined and appropriate statistical tests were performed. RESULTS: PE was present in six of 73 eyes with BRVO (8.2%), in 11 of 53 eyes with CRVO (20.8%), and in 20 of 384 control eyes (5.2%). Two of 73 eyes with BRVO (2.7%) and ten of 53 eyes with CRVO (18.9%) had glaucoma. Compared to the control eyes, PE was significantly more common in eyes with CRVO, and coexistent glaucoma was significantly more common in both eyes with CRVO and BRVO. CONCLUSIONS: While glaucoma seems to be a risk factor for both BRVO and CRVO, PE is a likely risk factor for CRVO.
Dr. O.A. Saatci, Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
Classification:
9.4.4.1 Exfoliation syndrome (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)
9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)