[Clinical course and complications of different retinal occlusion types based on personal material]

The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical course and frequency of complications depending on type of retinal vein occlusion. The material included 70 patients (27 men, 43 women) aged 60.3 +/- 10.5 years. Follow-up period was 3 to 36 months from the occurrence of first clinical symptoms. Case history included occurrence of common diseases predisposing to occlusion formation, use of drugs and type of predromal symptoms. Full ophthalmologic examination was performed at the start and the end of follow-up. Visual field was measured with TOPCON statistic perimeter SPB 2020. Fluorescein angiography was done in 45 patients.

8 patients appeared to have congestive retinography, 27-ischaemic retinal vein occlusion and 35-central retinal vein branch occlusion. Prodromal symptoms were mainly short-term (few minutes) eye blindness. Both the evaluation of sight organ function and ophthalmoscopy indicated more severe course of ischaemic occlusion in comparison with congestive occlusion. Absence of retinal capillary perfusion was observed only in cases of ischaemic occlusion.