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We conducted a prospective, planned study of argon laser panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) over a 10-year period in 123 eyes. On comparing the lasered eyes versus the nonlasered eyes, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of development of angle neovascularization (NV), neovascular glaucoma (NVG), retinal and/or optic disc NV, or vitreous hemorrhage, or in visual acuity. Our study, however, did show a statistically significant (P= 0.04) difference in the incidence of iris NV between the two groups, with iris NV less prevalent in the laser group than in the nonlaser group, butonly when the PRP was performed within 90 days after the onset of CRVO. The other parameter which showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups was the peripheral visual fields — the laser group suffered a significantly (P≤0.03) greater loss than the non-laser group. We discuss the implications of these findings in light of the natural history of ischemic CRVO and of ocular NV. Since the original rationale for advocating PRP in ischemic CRVO was the proven beneficial effect of PRP on ocular NV in proliferative diabetic retinopathy, we also discuss the disparities in the disease process between ischemic CRVO and proliferative diabetic retinopathy and in their responses to PRP.
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This investigation was supported by grant EY-1151 from the National Institutes of Health, and in part by unrestricted grants from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and from the Alcon Research Institute
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Hayreh, S.S., Klugman, M.R., Podhajsky, P. et al. Argon laser panretinal photocoagulation in ischemic central retinal vein occlusion. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 228, 281–296 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00920049
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