[Obstructions of the retinal artery branches--the clinical and therapeutic aspects]

The purpose of the study is the evaluation of the therapeutical results in arterial retinal branches obstructions, according their etiology and clinical features. The study includes 30 patients with arterial retinal branch obstructions, hospitalized in the Ophthalmological Department from Cluj, between 1989-1996. The temporal branches have been significantly more frequently affected (73.33%), as compared to the nasal ones (6.66%). We noticed no difference in visual acuity's recovery according the precocity of the therapy. Visual acuity's recovery after the arterial retinal branches obstructions is under the simultaneous influence of a group of factors. In this context, the most important ones are: the etiopathogenetic mechanism and the degree of the arterial obstruction. Under these circumstances, an important consideration has to be given to the prophylactic component of the treatment.