A Case of Superior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis Treated by Thrombolysis with Urokinase.

Choi, Hyun Jung; Yun, Young Soo; Lee, Byung Hee

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(8):2323-2326.
Published online August 1, 1999.

A Case of Superior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis Treated by Thrombolysis with Urokinase.

Hyun Jung Choi, Young Soo Yun, Byung Hee Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Joong Moon University, Pundang CHA General Hospital, Sungnam, Korea.

Urokinase를 이용한 혈전 용해술로 치유된 양안 상안정맥 폐쇄 1예

윤영수(Young Su Yun),최현정(Hyun Jung Choi),이병희(Byung Hee Lee)

Abstract

The authors experienced a case of bilateral superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis diagnosed by transfemoral carotid angiography. Thrombolysis was performed by injecting urokinase directly to the obstruction site during angiography. The patient`s visual acuity recovered from light perception to 0.8 in the right eye, and 0.9 in the left eye.

Key Words: Superior ophthalmic vein;Thrombolysis;Urokinase