Mortality and morbidity in patients with central retinal vein occlusion

Ophthalmologica. 1992;204(4):199-203. doi: 10.1159/000310294.

Abstract

We investigated the risk of mortality and morbidity in 78 patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) followed for more than 2 years (mean follow-up 7.2 years). Thirteen subjects died at an average of 7.0 years after CRVO. Five subjects developed myocardial infarction at an average of 2.8 years after CRVO, and 1 developed a cerebrovascular accident 3 years after CRVO. Patients with CRVO do not carry a higher risk of mortality and morbidity than matched controls derived from national surveys.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morbidity
  • Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / epidemiology*
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / mortality
  • Risk Factors