Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy  1994;14(2):202-206

A Case of Nonischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Developed in the course of Ulcerative Colits.

Jin Hai HYUN ; Dong Hoon KANG ; Myung Kyu PARK ; Hoon Jai CHUN

Keywords

Ulcerative colitis; Ocular complication

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, inflammatory disease of colon which is rare in Korea. In the course of ulcerative colitis numerous extraintestinal complication may develop on the joints, skin, liver, kidney, vessel, oral cavity and eyes. The most common ocular lesions complicated in patients with ulcerative colitis are episcleritis and iritis. And the cases of retinal vascular disease in associated with ulcerative colitis are extremely rare. We experienced nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion complicated in a patient with ulcerative colitis, who is 32-year-old male and complained decreased visual acuity and metamorphosis.