Objective: to perform a complex ophthalmological and general examination of patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and to derive classification criteria for retinal ischemia.
Materials And Methods: A total of 44 patients with RVO and macular edema and 20 controls were enrolled. All patients underwent a thorough ophthalmological and general examination and clinical laboratory testing.
Cytokine and growth factors levels were estimated in anterior chamber humor of patients with different diseases manifesting with vascular and neovascular retinal changes and various pathologic process activity. 40 patients with macula edema, retinal and choroid neovascularization were examined. Process activity was determined based on data obtained using high-resolution optical coherence tomography and fluorescent angiography.
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