Peripheral proliferative retinopathies
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1573-2630
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| Keywords: |
peripheral proliferative retinopathy causes
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| Source: |
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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| Topics: |
Medicine
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Abstract The cases of 100 consecutive persons (156 eyes) seen with peripheral proliferative retinopathy were reviewed in a retrospective fashion. Associated systemic and ocular diseases included sickling hemoglobinopathies (49%), branch retinal vein obstruction (20%), diabetes mellitus (9%), sarcoidosis (4%), intravenous drug abuse (4%), the ocular ischemic syndrome (1%), pars planitis (1%), Coats' disease (1%) and retinitis pigmentosa/retinal detachment (1%). In ten (10%) patients no obvious cause for the development of new blood vessel growth could be ascertained.
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Electronic Resource
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