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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2023

Narrowing Ratio of Retinal Veins at Arteriovenous Crossing in Patients With Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Versus That in Healthy Individuals.

Ryo Tomita, Kensuke Goto, Yoshitaka Ueno, Katsuya Yamaguchi, Jun Takeuchi, Tomohiko Akahori, Hiroki Kaneko, Takeshi Iwase

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ryo TomitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kensuke GotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Yoshitaka UenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Katsuya YamaguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Jun TakeuchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Tomohiko AkahoriDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Hiroki KanekoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Takeshi IwaseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Nagoya University · JPAkita University · JP

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Abstract

Purpose: This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the differences in the retinal venous narrowing ratio (VNR) at retinal arteriovenous crossing by optical coherence tomography (OCT) among the eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), fellow eyes of patients with BRVO, and eyes of individuals without BRVO and to determine factors that influence the VNR. Methods: We studied 31 eyes of young participants, 54 eyes of an older control group, 56 fellow eyes of patients with BRVO, and 48 eyes with BRVO. Cross-sectional OCT images were used to determine the VNR at two arteriovenous crossings per eye. Results: Overall, 378 arteriovenous crossings were analyzed. The VNR of arterial overcrossings of fellow eyes (27.7% ± 11.1%) and BRVO eyes (27.3% ± 9.76%) were significantly higher than those in the young (16.0% ± 7.9%, all P < 0.001) and control (22.0% ± 8.81%, P < 0.001, P = 0.003, respectively) groups. The VNR of arterial overcrossings was significantly larger than that of venous overcrossings (24.0% ± 10.5% vs. 20.6% ± 13.0%, P = 0.021). A linear mixed-effects model showed that the VNR was significantly higher in arterial overcrossings, crossings with larger arterial internal diameters, smaller venous internal diameters, and participants with older age and a BRVO history. Conclusions: The VNR in arterial overcrossings was higher in BRVO eyes and even in the fellow eyes. Thus, a higher VNR in arterial overcrossings may contribute to BRVO development, and crossings with factors contributing to higher VNR might be associated with a risk of BRVO.

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Retinal ArteryRetinal VeinRetinal Vein OcclusionCross-Sectional StudiesFluorescein AngiographyHumans

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