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Individuals with a condition known as retinal vein occlusion (RVO) have a higher risk of suffering the brain injury seen in stroke, research has shown.

A study published in journal Archives of Ophthalmology found that those with RVO, in which a retinal vein is compressed by an artery, had an almost two-fold higher incidence of stroke than the control group.

Patients with RVO suffer from blood flow turbulence, thrombus formation and retinal ischemia.

The authors concluded the "data suggest that physicians and patients should be aware of the possible increased risk of [stroke] but not of [heart attack] in patients with RVO."

Women with RVO could potentially lower their stroke risk by drinking coffee, recent research has indicated.

A study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association revealed that women who drank little or no coffee had a 22 to 25 per cent higher risk of having a stroke than those who regularly consumed the beverage.

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