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Branch retinal vein occlusion

MedGen UID:
573205
•Concept ID:
C0339505
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion; Branch Vein Occlusion; Branch Vein Occlusions; Occlusion, Branch Vein; Retinal Branch Vein Occlusion; Vein Occlusion, Branch
SNOMED CT: BVO - Branch retinal occlusion (24596005); Venous retinal branch occlusion (24596005); Venous retinal tributary occlusion (24596005); Branch retinal vein thrombosis (24596005); Branch retinal vein occlusion (24596005); BRVO - Branch retinal vein occlusion (24596005); BRVT - Branch retinal vein thrombosis (24596005)
 
HPO: HP:0020165

Definition

Blockage of a branch of the retinal vein. It may present with sudden-onset of painless vision loss or visual field defect correlating to the area of perfusion of the obstructed vessels. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBranch retinal vein occlusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Branch retinal vein occlusion: treatment modalities: an update of the literature.
Chatziralli IP, Jaulim A, Peponis VG, Mitropoulos PG, Moschos MM
Semin Ophthalmol 2014 Mar;29(2):85-107. Epub 2013 Oct 30 doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.833271. PMID: 24171809
Retinal vein thrombosis: pathogenesis and management.
Rehak M, Wiedemann P
J Thromb Haemost 2010 Sep;8(9):1886-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03909.x. PMID: 20492457
Branch retinal vein occlusion: classification and treatment.
Parodi MB, Bandello F
Ophthalmologica 2009;223(5):298-305. Epub 2009 Apr 16 doi: 10.1159/000213640. PMID: 19372724

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Characteristics of major and macular branch retinal vein occlusion.
Choi YJ, Jee D, Kwon JW
Sci Rep 2022 Aug 18;12(1):14103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18414-2. PMID: 35982117Free PMC Article
Characteristics of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in African American Patients.
Ma JP, Robbins CB, Thomas GN, Kiew SY, Yoon SP, Thomas AS, Fekrat S
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2021 Sep;52(9):492-497. Epub 2021 Sep 1 doi: 10.3928/23258160-20210821-01. PMID: 34505806
Photocoagulation for retinal vein occlusion.
Hayreh SS
Prog Retin Eye Res 2021 Nov;85:100964. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.100964. PMID: 33713810
Retinal oximetry in branch retinal vein occlusion.
Osaka R, Nakano Y, Takasago Y, Fujita T, Yamashita A, Shiragami C, Muraoka Y, Tsujikawa A
Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;97(6):e896-e901. Epub 2019 Feb 28 doi: 10.1111/aos.14070. PMID: 30816643
Branch retinal vein occlusion.
Hamid S, Mirza SA, Shokh I
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):128-32. PMID: 19385476

Diagnosis

Characteristics of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in African American Patients.
Ma JP, Robbins CB, Thomas GN, Kiew SY, Yoon SP, Thomas AS, Fekrat S
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2021 Sep;52(9):492-497. Epub 2021 Sep 1 doi: 10.3928/23258160-20210821-01. PMID: 34505806
Arteriovenous crossing associated with branch retinal vein occlusion.
Muraoka Y, Tsujikawa A
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;63(5):353-364. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10384-019-00676-5. PMID: 31396750
Ocular vascular occlusive disorders: natural history of visual outcome.
Hayreh SS
Prog Retin Eye Res 2014 Jul;41:1-25. Epub 2014 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.04.001. PMID: 24769221Free PMC Article
Retinal vein thrombosis: pathogenesis and management.
Rehak M, Wiedemann P
J Thromb Haemost 2010 Sep;8(9):1886-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03909.x. PMID: 20492457
Branch retinal vein occlusion.
Hamid S, Mirza SA, Shokh I
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):128-32. PMID: 19385476

Therapy

Characteristics of major and macular branch retinal vein occlusion.
Choi YJ, Jee D, Kwon JW
Sci Rep 2022 Aug 18;12(1):14103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18414-2. PMID: 35982117Free PMC Article
Photocoagulation for retinal vein occlusion.
Hayreh SS
Prog Retin Eye Res 2021 Nov;85:100964. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.100964. PMID: 33713810
Clinical Trials in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.
Panakanti TK, Chhablani J
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2016 Jan-Mar;23(1):38-43. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.172294. PMID: 26957837Free PMC Article
Retinal oximetry.
Hardarson SH
Acta Ophthalmol 2013 Mar;91 Thesis 2:1-47. doi: 10.1111/aos.12086. PMID: 23470088
Retinal vein thrombosis: pathogenesis and management.
Rehak M, Wiedemann P
J Thromb Haemost 2010 Sep;8(9):1886-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03909.x. PMID: 20492457

Prognosis

Characteristics of major and macular branch retinal vein occlusion.
Choi YJ, Jee D, Kwon JW
Sci Rep 2022 Aug 18;12(1):14103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18414-2. PMID: 35982117Free PMC Article
Retinal oximetry in branch retinal vein occlusion.
Osaka R, Nakano Y, Takasago Y, Fujita T, Yamashita A, Shiragami C, Muraoka Y, Tsujikawa A
Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;97(6):e896-e901. Epub 2019 Feb 28 doi: 10.1111/aos.14070. PMID: 30816643
Retinal vein thrombosis: pathogenesis and management.
Rehak M, Wiedemann P
J Thromb Haemost 2010 Sep;8(9):1886-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03909.x. PMID: 20492457
Branch retinal vein occlusion: classification and treatment.
Parodi MB, Bandello F
Ophthalmologica 2009;223(5):298-305. Epub 2009 Apr 16 doi: 10.1159/000213640. PMID: 19372724
Branch retinal vein occlusion.
Hamid S, Mirza SA, Shokh I
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):128-32. PMID: 19385476

Clinical prediction guides

Aniseikonia following intravitreal ranibizumab treatment for branch retinal vein occlusion.
Morikawa S, Okamoto F, Murakami T, Sugiura Y, Hiraoka T, Oshika T
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2021 Sep;65(5):672-679. Epub 2021 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10384-021-00852-6. PMID: 34250549
Arteriovenous crossing associated with branch retinal vein occlusion.
Muraoka Y, Tsujikawa A
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;63(5):353-364. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10384-019-00676-5. PMID: 31396750
Ischemic retinal vein occlusion: characterizing the more severe spectrum of retinal vein occlusion.
Khayat M, Williams M, Lois N
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Nov-Dec;63(6):816-850. Epub 2018 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2018.04.005. PMID: 29705175
Steroids and macular edema from retinal vein occlusion.
Glacet-Bernard A, Coscas G, Zourdani A, Soubrane G, Souied EH
Eur J Ophthalmol 2011;21 Suppl 6:S37-44. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2010.6053. PMID: 23264327
Retinal vein occlusions.
Jonas J, Paques M, Monés J, Glacet-Bernard A
Dev Ophthalmol 2010;47:111-135. Epub 2010 Aug 10 doi: 10.1159/000320076. PMID: 20703046

Recent systematic reviews

Management of macular oedema due to retinal vein occlusion: An evidence-based systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cornish EE, Zagora SL, Spooner K, Fraser-Bell S
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023 May-Jun;51(4):313-338. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/ceo.14225. PMID: 37060158
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PLATELET INDICES AND RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Liu Z, Perry LA, Edwards TL
Retina 2021 Feb 1;41(2):238-248. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003022. PMID: 33475270
Macular grid laser photocoagulation for branch retinal vein occlusion.
Lam FC, Chia SN, Lee RM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 11;2015(5):CD008732. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008732.pub2. PMID: 25961835Free PMC Article
Natural history of branch retinal vein occlusion: an evidence-based systematic review.
Rogers SL, McIntosh RL, Lim L, Mitchell P, Cheung N, Kowalski JW, Nguyen HP, Wang JJ, Wong TY
Ophthalmology 2010 Jun;117(6):1094-1101.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.01.058. PMID: 20430447
Interventions for branch retinal vein occlusion: an evidence-based systematic review.
McIntosh RL, Mohamed Q, Saw SM, Wong TY
Ophthalmology 2007 May;114(5):835-54. Epub 2007 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.01.010. PMID: 17397923

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