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

• Published in: Case reports in ophthalmology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 116 - 120
• Main Authors: Moisseiev, Elad, Sagiv, Oded, Lazar, Moshe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 05.04.2014; Karger Publishers
• Subjects: Bevacizumab; Central retinal vein occlusion; Macular edema; Published: April 2014; Central retinal vein occlusion; Macular edema; Bevacizumab

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...