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. 1983 Mar;67(3):137–142. doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.3.137

Abnormal blood viscosity and haemostasis in long-standing retinal vein occlusion.

G E Trope, G D Lowe, B M McArdle, J T Douglas, C D Forbes, C M Prentice, W S Foulds
PMCID: PMC1039995  PMID: 6824618

Abstract

Blood viscosity and several haemostatic factors were measured in 42 patients with long-standing retinal vein occlusion and 33 control subjects. Blood viscosity, haematocrit, plasma viscosity, fibrinogen, fibrinopeptide A, and beta-thromboglobulin were increased in the 20 subjects with capillary nonperfusion or new vessels, but not in the 22 subjects without these complications. Patients with nonperfusion or new vessels also had a lower platelet count than patients without complications. Increased levels of factor VIII antigen and decreased levels of antithrombin III were found in the retinal vein occlusion group as a whole. These findings suggest that blood viscosity, platelets, and coagulation may be involved in retinal vein occlusion and its vascular complications.

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