Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report a 19-year-old patient who developed a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with significant macular edema and visual impairment following intense exercise and dehydration. The patient was treated with 3 intravitreal bevacizumab injections with complete resolution. A review of the literatu...

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Main Authors: Elad Moisseiev, Oded Sagiv, Moshe Lazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Macular edema
Bevacizumab
Central retinal vein occlusion
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360904
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spelling doaj-a205151b24f94b7bb62fcad8852c211d2020-11-24T21:32:20ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992014-04-015111612010.1159/000360904360904Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureElad MoisseievOded SagivMoshe LazarWe report a 19-year-old patient who developed a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with significant macular edema and visual impairment following intense exercise and dehydration. The patient was treated with 3 intravitreal bevacizumab injections with complete resolution. A review of the literature on the cause and treatment for CRVO in young patients was performed, focusing on the role of intense exercise and dehydration as a rare pathogenesis mechanism of CRVO.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360904Macular edemaBevacizumabCentral retinal vein occlusion
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Moshe Lazar
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Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Macular edema
Bevacizumab
Central retinal vein occlusion
author_facet Elad Moisseiev
Oded Sagiv
Moshe Lazar
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title Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Intense Exercise Causing Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort intense exercise causing central retinal vein occlusion in a young patient: case report and review of the literature
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Ophthalmology
issn 1663-2699
publishDate 2014-04-01
description We report a 19-year-old patient who developed a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) with significant macular edema and visual impairment following intense exercise and dehydration. The patient was treated with 3 intravitreal bevacizumab injections with complete resolution. A review of the literature on the cause and treatment for CRVO in young patients was performed, focusing on the role of intense exercise and dehydration as a rare pathogenesis mechanism of CRVO.
topic Macular edema
Bevacizumab
Central retinal vein occlusion
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360904
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