Aqueous humour levels of cytokines are correlated to vitreous levels and severity of macular oedema in branch retinal vein occlusion

Noma, Hidetaka; Funatsu, Hideharu; Yamasaki, M.; Tsukamoto, Hisao; Mimura, Tatsuya; Sone, T.; Hirayama, Tomoko; Tamura, H; Yamashita, Hidetoshi; Minamoto, Atsushi; K. Mishima, Hiromu

doi:10.1038/sj.eye.6702498

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Aqueous humour levels of cytokines are correlated to vitreous levels and severity of macular oedema in branch retinal vein occlusion

Published in Eye • Jul 7, 2006

Authors:

Hidetaka Noma

Hideharu Funatsu

M. Yamasaki

Abstract

AIM: To investigate whether the aqueous levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are correlated to the vitreous levels of these substances and to the severity of macular oedema in branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). METHODS: Aqueous and vitreous samples were obt...

Subject

Branch retinal vein occlusion

Medicine

Macular edema

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