Partial occlusion of the central retinal vein

Twenty-three untreated patients (14 men and nine women ranging in age from 31 to 74 years) with partial occlusion of the central retinal vein were followed up prospectively for a minimum of 12 months. Seventeen had systemic vascular disease. At the conclusion of the study, 12 patients had visual acuities of 20/40 or better and eight had visual acuities of 20/100 or worse. Eleven patients had complete resolution of the retinopathy and had final visual acuities of 20/30 or better. Five eyes progressed to complete occlusion with final visual acuities of 20/300 or less. Seven eyes had chronic macular edema and visual acuities ranging from 20/40 to 20/200. One eye with background diabetic retinopathy developed optic disk neovascularization. None of the patients developed neovascular glaucoma.