Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO): clinical features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO): clinical features. This is thrombosis of the central retinal vein. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Pathology

  • This is thrombosis of the central retinal vein
  • It causes venous stasis

Types

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Risk factors

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Clinical features

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Fundoscopy features

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Complications

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Differential diagnosis

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References

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  5. Cho A, Ragi SD, Oh JK, et al. Sequential multiple retinal vein occlusions and transient ischemic attack in MTHFR polymorphism and protein S deficiency. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1273.
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