OCCLUSIONE VENOSA RETINICA DI BRANCA: COME MODIFICA IL TRATTAMENTO LASER L'EVOLUZIONE DELL'EDEMA MACULARE

SUMMARY Fourtythree patients affected by temporal branch retinal vein occlusion contolicated bv mucttlar oedemLt huvt' heett tr('utcd br nreuns of Argon Iaser photot'ougulation. In order to usses luser efficut't' in nrodifving visual prctgnosis. patients n'cre divided itrto ttt'o groups recerú arul long-stonding onset rispectivelv und contpored to cotttrol groups of sintilar clittit'ul Iearures. Stutistit'al analvsis showed a better visual ouîcorne in the Íreute(l outients corttpared to controls: thosc uflcctcd h.r' relutivelt' recent onset occlusion seetn to tlo better than those affected bv long-stunding disease. Further stutliesa re required to establish +,-hichi s the best rttontent Ío rreot i.e. hon, lone we huve to n'uit ttlter Ilte uctt!e cyent.