Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with the 20210 G-to-A prothrombinvariant

Citation
Cp. Martinez et al., Branch retinal vein occlusion associated with the 20210 G-to-A prothrombinvariant, EUR J OPTHA, 10(2), 2000, pp. 177-179
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN journal
11206721 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
177 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
1120-6721(200004/06)10:2<177:BRVOAW>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
PURPOSE. TO describe a case of branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) in a pa tient who tested positive for the 20210 A allele of the prothrombin (PT) ge ne. METHODS. A 48-year-old man had visual loss in the right eye secondary to BR VO confirmed by ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography. His medical his tory was not remarkable for common risk factors for retinal occlusive disea ses. RESULTS. Laboratory tests for hypercoagulability were positive for PT 20210 A variant. The patient's family tested negative for the PT variant. CONCLUSIONS. Laboratory tests for coagulopathy, including the PT 20210 A va riant, should be added to the examination of patients with central or BRVO, especially if most common risk factors for thrombosis have been excluded.