Peripheral retinal neovascularization (Eales disease) associated with the factor V Leiden mutation.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00083-x

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Peripheral retinal neovascularization (Eales disease) associated with the factor V Leiden mutation.

American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 1998

Eller A W, Bontempo F A, Faruki H, Hassett A C

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PURPOSE: To illustrate a case of peripheral retinal neovascularization (Eales disease) in a patient who tested positive for the factor V Leiden mutation. METHODS: A 42-year-old woman had a 1-week history of blurred vision in her right eye. Her medical history was remarkable for a cerebrovascular...

Topics

Adult
Anticoagulants
Factor V
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Ischemia
Laser Coagulation
Mutation
Retinal Neovascularization
Retinal Vessels
Vasculitis
Vitreous Hemorrhage
Warfarin

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