UNIVERSITY OPHTHALMOLOGY CONSULTANTS
 

CASE OF THE MONTH

OCTOBER 1999
 
HEMATOLOGICAL WORKUP OF CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION
             
  Primary Hypercoagulable States         Secondary Hypercoagulable States
  Antithrombin deficiency       Platelet aggregability
  Protein C deficiency       Plasma viscosity
  Protein S deficiency       Type II hyperlipoproteinemia
  Activated protein C resistance       Collagen vascular disease
  Plasminogen activator abnormalities       Myeloproliferative disorders
  Homocystinuria, Hyperhomocysteinemia       Trauma
  Antiphospholipid syndrome       HIV
  High lipoprotein (a) levels       Medications - diuretics, oral contraceptives

 

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