LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF VITRECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT ARTERIOVENOUS SHEATHOTOMY IN BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

In Brief Purpose: To evaluate the long-term effect of vitrectomy with or without arteriovenous sheathotomy for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods: The study was a prospective, randomized, comparative, interventional case series of 36 patients (36 eyes) who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with or without arteriovenous sheathotomy for macular edema due to BRVO of ≤8 weeks' duration of symptoms. Eighteen eyes...