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Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

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Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) was first described in 1855 as a “retinal apoplexy” by Liebreich (Liebreich 1855) and as thrombotic in nature by von Michel in 1878 (von Michel 1878).

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  1. Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA

    Belinda C. S. Leong & K. Bailey Freund

  2. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    K. Bailey Freund

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Leong, B.C.S., Freund, K.B. (2020). Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. In: Sheyman, A., Fawzi, A.A. (eds) Retinal Vascular Disease. Retina Atlas. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4075-2_5

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