Central retinal vein occlusion in a young adult Case report.

PURPOSE To report the case of a 48-year-old man with unilateral central retinal vein occlusion. METHODS The clinical, hematologic and hypercoagulability evaluations of the patient were thoroughly and specifically carried out. RESULTS The central retinal vein occlusion was of nonischemic type and was associated with polyglobulia, hyperleukocytosis, hypercholesterolemia, multiple dental foci, and pulmonary sequelae of tuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS When a patient less than 50 years of age experiences central retinal vein occlusion, other mechanisms, such as the hyperviscosity syndrome or the inflammatory condition (inflammation of the central retinal vein) should be specifically considered and accounted for.