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Two hundred and thirty five patients with central retinal vein occlusion (mean age 64.9 years, 95% CI (63.3, 66.5) years), comprising 221 white Europeans, 10 Asians and 4 West Indians) were studied over a 7 year period of whom 13.2% (n = 31) developed rubeosis (mean age 70.1 years, 95% CI (66.3, 73.9) years; all white Europeans). Comparisons were made with 31 of the original 235 CRVO patients who did not develop rubeosis, and who were individually matched for age, sex and ethnic origin. ⋯ There was no significant difference between the CRVO group with rubeosis and the uncomplicated matched CRVO group in the prevalence rates of hypertension (64.5% vs. 45.2%), hyperlipidaemia (48.4% vs. 38.7%) or diabetes mellitus (9.7% vs. 12.9%). We conclude that neovascular glaucoma is more likely to occur in older subjects with CRVO.