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Retinal vein, central: The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye.
The counterpart to the central retinal vein is the central retinal artery, the blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina.
Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) is a common retinal vascular disorder.
Central retinal vein occlusion is generally categorized into two forms: Non-ischemic; I schemic. Thi s means that some central retinal vein occlusions are associated with a ...
Central retinal vein occlusion; Branch retinal vein occlusion; CRVO; BRVO
The central retinal vein (retinal vein) is a short vein that runs through the optic nerve and drains blood from the capillaries of the retina into the larger veins ...
Central retinal vein occlusion often occurs in patients older than 65 years. In branch retinal vein occlusion, most occlusions occur after age 50 years; the ...