New Developments in the Classification, Pathogenesis, Risk Factors, Natural History, and Treatment of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. (12th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Jia; Paulus, Yannis M.; Shuai, Yuanlu; Fang, Wangyi; Liu, Qinghuai; Yuan, Songtao
• Other Names: Lanzetta Paolo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ophthalmology. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-03-12
• Subjects: Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye Diseases; Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/4936924
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-004X

Abstract

Abstract : For years, branch retinal vein occlusion is still a controversial disease in many aspects. An increasing amount of data is available regarding classification, pathogenesis, risk factors, natural history, and therapy of branch retinal vein occlusion. Some of the conclusions may even change our impression of branch retinal vein occlusion. It will be beneficial for our doctors to get a deeper understanding of this disease and improve the treatment skills. The aims of this review is to collect the information above and report new ideas especially from the past a few years.