International Research Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Ischemic and non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion in patients who received interferon-plus ribavirin

Abstract

Demir M, Guven D and Cinar S

The study aim to report three eyes of two patients with central retinal vein occlusion(CRVO) with treatment of interferon plus ribavirin in the two patients. Medical records of two cases that had central retinal vein occlusion retrospectively reviewed. This work was carried out in accordance to ethical guidelines of Declaration of Helsinki. The informed consent was obtained from the subjects. In three eyes of two patients ocurred CRVO. One of CRVO was nonischemic and two were ischemic CRVO. Patients were recieved interferon(INF) plus ribavirin for treatment hepatitis C. Central retinal vein occlusion is serious problem in patients who under treatment of INF plus ribavirin.

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