PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - R N Johnson AU - A R Irvine AU - D H Char TI - Inferences from beading of a retinal vein draining a choroidal melanoma. AID - 10.1136/bjo.70.10.764 DP - 1986 Oct 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 764--765 VI - 70 IP - 10 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/10/764.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/10/764.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol1986 Oct 01; 70 AB - Beading of a retinal vein draining a choroidal melanoma is reported, showing that the endothelial proliferation producing the beading is a response to some blood borne factor(s) traversing the vein and that retinal capillary non-perfusion adjacent to the beaded vein is not a necessary part of the process.