Laser Applications In Branch Retinal Vein Occlusıon and Macular Edema

Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) includes an occlusion of major branch retinal vein, macular branch vein and peripheral branch vein. BRVO is the second most common retinal vascular disease after diabetic retinopathy. Macular edema is the leading cause of visual loss related with BRVO. Although there are many treatment options, effective treatment applications are limited. Laser therapy is one of these applications; that is used both in the development of neovascularization and in the presence of macular edema. Grid laser therapy doesn’t take place as much as the former in the primary treatment of macular edema; that still continues efficiency in combined treatment and selected cases.