Dr. Priyanka Gupta

Vitreoretina consultant , Shroff Eye Centre, New Delhi, India

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Having obtained MBBS training from Dr RML University, Lucknow and DNB (Ophthalmology) from ICARE hospital, Noida, Dr Priyanka Gupta did a fellowship in Vitreo-retina at Shroff Eye Centre in 2012. Thereafter, she has been working as a Vitreoretina consultant at Shroff Eye Centre specializing in the field of the medical retina and uvea. She also has a keen interest in retina imaging. Besides patient care, she has been part of clinical research that has been published in reputed national and international ophthalmology journals. For her professional achievements, she has been awarded the Tejaswini Award by Bharat Vikas Parishad in 2020

  1. Articles 13 Sep 2021 31 min read

    Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Comprehensive Review

    Introduction: The clinical entity of Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) has been known since 1878 (1), and it is a common visually disabling disorder that may cause significant ocular morbidity. It commonly affects men and women equally and occurs predominantly in persons over the age of 65 years (2-4). Associated systemic vascular disease, including hypertension and diabetes, are present in these population groups. The prevalence rates range from 0.1% to 0.5% in the older adult population. (3-5) Younger individuals may have an underlying hypercoagulable or inflammatory Etiology (6,7) CRVO is the second most common retinal vascular disorder after diabetic retinopathy and is considered to be an important cause of visual loss. (8) The annual risk of developing any type of retinal vascular occlusion in the fellow eye is approximately 1% per year, and it is estimated that up to 7% of persons with CRVO may develop CRVO in the fellow eye within 5 years of onset in the first eye (9-11). CR

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