Association between Statins and Retinal Vascular Occlusion: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Retinal vascular occlusion (RVO), including retinal arterial occlusion and retinal vein occlusion, is a common retinal vascular disease that causes visual disturbance. The exact pathogenesis of RVO remains unclear. In all types of RVO patients, hyperlipidemia is more than twofold more common than in controls. Statins have been used to control blood cholesterol levels and have been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the immunomodulatory functions of statins may play a role in treating inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to evaluate whether patients taking statins have a lower risk of developing RVO compared to patients not taking statins. Adult patients with statins usage on the index date identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Re

SUBMITTER: Chien CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8471930 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature