TY - JOUR ID - 40222 TI - Sulfur Mustard Exposure and Non-Ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Shoeibi, Nasser AU - Balali-Mood, Mahdi AU - Abrishami, Mojtaba AD - Retina Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Eye Research Center, Department of Retina and Vitreous, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 41 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 63 KW - Sulfur mustard KW - Central retinal vein occlusion KW - Retina KW - Visual loss KW - Iran DO - N2 - A 41-year-old man was referred with a complaint of visual loss in his left eye and his best corrected visual acuity was 20/80. Slit lamp examination showed arborizing conjunctival vessels and dry eye. Fundus examination and fluorescein angiography revealed a non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion. Cardiovascular, rheumatologic, and hematologic work up showed no abnormal findings. An ascertained history of exposure to sulfur mustard during the Iran-Iraq war was documented in his medical history. Four sessions of intravitreal bevacizumab injections were done as needed. After two-year follow-up, visual acuity in his left eye improved to 20/25 and macular edema was resolved without any need for further interventions. We conclude that sulfur mustard gas exposure may be considered as a predisposing factor for central retinal vein occlusion, as was found in our patient (an Iranian war veteran) by excluding all yet known etiologies and predisposing factors. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40222.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40222_82bedcdd01517fd0d89dfbf169cfcbed.pdf ER -