Day: November 27, 2009

Getting Your Eyes Checked – Mending Vision in Patients with Eye Vein Clots

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If the blockage is in a large vein, it’s known as central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). If it’s in small branches of a vein, it’s called branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). In some cases, the blockage can lead to fluid buildup in the center of the retina, or macular edema, a common cause of blindness.

NCHS Data Briefs

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Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication.