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Plasmapheresis treatment of central retinal vein occlusion in a young adult
E M Dodds1, C Y Lowder, R E Foster
1Division of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|April 1, 1995
Abstract
Purpose/Methods:
A 16-year-old girl with mixed connective tissue disease had central retinal vein occlusion. The patient was treated with plasmapheresis.
Results/Conclusion:
Resolution of clinical findings of central retinal vein occlusion was documented by fluorescein angiography and visual field tests within 15 days of treatment. Plasmapheresis may be effective therapy in carefully selected cases of central retinal vein occlusion in young adults.