ORIGINAL ARTICLES   

Minerva Oftalmologica 2007 June;49(2):55-62

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language: English

Role of homocysteine in the retinal vein occlusion

Dore S. ¹, Salvo M. ¹, Pinna A. ¹, Carta A. ², Patteri P. ¹

¹ Clinica Oculistica Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari 2 Clinica Oculistica Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma

Retinal vein occlusion is a common vascular disease, which can result in serious visual loss or blindness. Retrospective studies have reported hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for retinal vascular diseases. In this study we found that hyperhomocysteinemia may be an unfavorable prognostic factor for retinal vein occlusion.