Authors: Parthapratim Roy, Saura Kamal Dutta
We present the case of a bilateral branch retinal vein occlusion with reduced vision in a young patient who was on oral contraceptive pills (OCP) as sole risk factor for thrombosis. Retinal vascular occlusion is one of the most common cause of retinopathy leading to severe visual loss in all age groups. Although the exact cause and effect relationship has not been proven, the predisposing risk factors associated include sedentary life style, smoking, obesity, and some systemic diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, associated autoimmune disorders, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disorders, bleeding or clotting disorders. In our patient, we ruled out all other risk factors after doing all pertaining investigations. The case was managed with further avoidance of oral contraceptives and intra-vitreal injections of Bevacizumab (Avastin), an antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF drug). Keywords: Bilateral branch retinal vein occlusion, Oral contraceptive pills.
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