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ArticleMedical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal2023

Longitudinal changes in peri-papillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion.

Islam Goda, Emad A Saliem, Shaimaa M Mostafa, Ahmed Mahmoud Amin, Mohamed Yahia Omran, Basheer Eltantawy, Haitham Beshr Soliman, Esam Ghanem Abu El-Wafa, Ahmed Abdelaleem Abdelgbar, Hamdy Osman Abdel-Rahman Osman and 6 more

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Article in Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Islam GodaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Emad A SaliemDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Shaimaa M MostafaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed Mahmoud AminDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Yahia OmranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Basheer EltantawyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Haitham Beshr SolimanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Esam Ghanem Abu El-WafaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdelaleem AbdelgbarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hamdy Osman Abdel-Rahman OsmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmad Mohammed Madianah AlkadyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa Farid Mohammed AlneklawiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nour Eldin Abdel HamidDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Akram Fekry ElgazzarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Walid Shaban AbdellaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Mohamed G A SalehDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGAssiut University · EG

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Abstract

Background: Associations between retinal venous occlusion (RVO), elevated intraocular pressure, and glaucoma have been reported. Further investigations into structural alterations in the fellow eyes of individuals with unilateral RVO have revealed that the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer is thinner than in healthy eyes, suggesting that there may be systemic risk factors common to both RVO and glaucoma. We aimed to evaluate changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFLT) among individuals with unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods: This prospective observational study recruited 30 individuals (60 eyes) with newly diagnosed unilateral BRVO and macular edema, and a control group of 30 healthy individuals (30 eyes) with no abnormalities on fundus examination or concurrent systemic comorbidities. After baseline measurements, the participants were reassessed at 6, 12, and 24 months by measuring global and sectoral pRNFLT using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Results: The mean age and sex distributions were comparable between the patient and control groups (both Conclusions: Patients with unilateral BRVO experienced a significant reduction in pRNFLT in the affected eyes and, to a lesser extent, in the fellow eyes, compared with that of the control arm, suggesting that they are prone to retinal nerve fiber layer damage. The reduction in pRNFLT in the normal fellow eyes of patients with BRVO may be attributed to age or concurrent systemic comorbidities. Further studies with long follow-up periods are required to shed light on the etiology of functional and structural changes in both the retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell complex in the normal and affected eyes of patients with unilateral BRVO.

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branch retinal vein occlusionintraocular pressuresoptical coherence tomographyperipapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thicknessretinal edemaretinal vein occlusionsvisual acuities

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