EC Ophthalmology

Objective: The aim of the thesis is to point out the possibility of combined vascular occlusion in young people and a detailed description of the diagnosis and treatment of this relatively rare problem.

Results: Significant gain of central visual acuity and improvement of anatomical conditions due to the early therapeutic effect of anticoagulant treatment.

Conclusion: Combined branch retinal artery and vein occlusions are extremely rare, especially in young people, are associated with significant systemic comorbidity, and can have a good visual outcome if recognized early and treated appropriately, regardless of the completeness of all follow-up examinations.

 Keywords: Retinal Artery and Vein Branch Occlusion; Anticoagulant Treatment; Antiplatelet Treatment; Cystoid Macular Edema

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