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Br J Ophthalmol 82:538-542 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.5.538
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    • Clinical science

Oral contraception and eye disease: findings in two large cohort studies

Table 3

Retinal vascular lesions in the RCGP study and the Oxford-FPA study according to diagnosis. The data are numbers (%) of patients

Diagnosis RCGP Study Oxford-FPA Study
Retinal vascular occlusion (arterial and unspecified) 10  (14.1) 3  (12.0)
Retinal vein thrombosis 17 (24.0) 8 (32.0)
Retinal haemorrhage 16 (22.5) 8 (32.0)
Vitreous haemorrhage 16 (22.5) 3 (12.0)
Central serous chorioretinopathy 4 (5.6) 1 (4.0)
Other and unspecified lesions 8 (11.3) 2 (8.0)
Total 71 (100.0) 25 (100.0)

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