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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
versión impresa ISSN 0365-6691
Resumen
LOPEZ-GUAJARDO, L; TEUS-GUEZALA, MA; GUZMAN-BLAZQUEZ, J y SILVA-MATO, A. Spontaneous resolution of branch retinal vein occlusion in cases with non-ischemic macular edema: Significance of a waiting period before considering treatment with vitrectomy. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2005, vol.80, n.9, pp.529-532. ISSN 0365-6691.
Objectives/Methods: It is well established that some patients with branch retinal vein occlusion undergo a spontaneous resolution after a suitable waiting period. We present a series of 22 patients with initial acuity under 0.2 for whom we allowed three months of observation before considering vitrectomy. Results/Conclusions: 13% of the patients developed enough spontaneous improvement to be excluded from subsequent treatment. We thus believe a waiting period should be considered before instituting treatment in patients with this particular problem.
Palabras clave : Spontaneous resolution; macular edema; branch retinal vein occlusion.