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Retinal Vascular Occlusion Learning Center
Treatments could include:
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Laser Photocoagulation
- Vitrectomy
- Panretinal Photocoa...
- Hyperbaric Oxygenat...
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Paracentesis of Anterior Chamber of Eye
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Breathing in (inhaling) a carbon dioxide-oxygen mixture has been used to treat blockages in the arteries. This treatment causes the arteries of the retina to widen (dilate). It may allow the clot to move down the artery and sometimes break up, whi...
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Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous (transparent gel that fills the eye from the iris to the retina).
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Photocoagulation therapy is a method of treating detachments (tears) of the retina (the layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye) with an argon laser. The high-intensity beam of light from the laser is converted into heat, which force...
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses a special chamber, sometimes called a pressure chamber, to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood.
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