Hunain Ghoghari, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Hina Loya, Kaunain Razzak.
Axial length, a risk factor for retinal vein occlusion: a case control study..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;69(12):1800-2.

To evaluate the role of axial length in cases of retinal vein occlusion. The case-control study was conducted at Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust Eye Hospital, Karachi, from March to August 2018, and comprised patients with retinal vein occlusion and age-matched controls. Axial length of both eyes of all the subjects was calculated. The length of the affected eye was compared with that of the contralateral unaffected eye and also with the controls. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. There were 70 subjects; 35(50%) in each of the two groups. Among the cases, 16(46%) were males and 19(54%) were females. The overall mean age of the group was 37}4.2 years. Among the controls, 21(60%) were males and 14(40%) were females. The mean age of the group was 36.5}4.5 years. Also, among the cases, 23(66%) had unilateral central retinal vein occlusion and 12(34%) had branch retinal vein occlusion. Mean axial length was 0.80mm shorter in central retinal vein occlusion patients and controls (p=0.01). Branch retinal vein occlusion group did not show statistical significance on comparing with fellow eyes (p=0.18) and with controls (p=0.07). Axial length was found to be a local predisposing factor to develop retinal vein occlusion.

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