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¹Uz. Dr., Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Ankara, Türkiye
²Doç. Dr., Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Ankara, Türkiye
³Prof. Dr., Ulucanlar Göz Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Ankara, Türkiye The role of hereditary and / or acquired thrombophilic factors may gain importance in bilateral retinal vein occlusion in young patients. In this case series, three patients with bilateral simultaneous BRVO due to hyperhomocysteinemia secondary to C677T polymorphism in the metilenetetrahydrofolate reductase enzyme are presented. All three cases were young and presented with unilateral sudden vision loss. Bilateral detailed fundus examination is important for the detection of asymptomatic retinal vein occlusion in the other eyes of young retinal vein occlusion patients. Keywords : bilateral retinal vein occlusion, hyperhomocysteinemia, metilenetetrahydrofolate reductase