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Br J Ophthalmol 82:162-167 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.2.162
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    • Clinical science

Effect of isovolaemic haemodilution on visual outcome in branch retinal vein occlusion

Table 7

Possible underlying risk factors

Control Haemodilution
Hypertension 7 9
Atheroma 2 2
Diabetes 1 3
Cholesterol >6.7 mM 3 3
Smoking 8 10
IOP >21 mm Hg 1 0
None 2 1

  • ↵The presence of systemic atheromatous disease was deduced from the presence of angina, previous myocardial infarction, or cerebral vascular accident and peripheral arterial occlusive disease.

  • ↵The upper limit of our laboratory’s reference range for plasma cholesterol is 6.7 mM.

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