'Bypass' may lead to vision gains for central retinal vein occlusion patients

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'Bypass' may lead to vision gains for central retinal vein occlusion patients

Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) affects one to four percent of Americans older than 40 and very often causes severe vision loss, including "legal blindness" (20/200 vision). While current treatments reduce CRVO symptoms such as macular edema-swelling of the center of the eye's light-sensitive retina-none address the underlying problem, the blocked retinal vein. Researchers recently took direct aim at the problem, using lasers to create a "bypass" around the constricted

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'Bypass' may lead to vision gains for central retinal vein occlusion patients

sciencedaily.com — “Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) affects one to four percent of Americans older than 40 and very often causes severe vision loss, including "legal blindness" (20/200 vision). While current treatments reduce CRVO symptoms such as macular edema-swelling of the center of the eye's light-sensitive retina-none address the underlying problem, the blocked retinal vein. Researchers recently took direct aim at the problem, using lasers to create a "bypass" around the constricted ” View full resource at sciencedaily.com