Objective To investigate the relationship among central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), major systemic diseases, ocular local diseases and related risk factors in Chinese population. Methods Seventeen-six patients with CRVO diagnosed by fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) without any medical treatment were in CRVO group. Another 76 patients without CRVO or any vascular diseases of ocular fundus were in the control group who were matched with the ones in CRVO group to a one-to-one partnership according to the age and gender. The 2 groups were subdivided into le;45 years old (25 patients, 32.9%) and gt;45 years old (51 patients, 67.1%) subgroups according to the age, and 2 ischemia and non-ischema subgroups according to the results of FFA, respectively. The blood lipid, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose were measured. The systematic diseases, ocular local diseases and the related risk factors were statistically analyzed and compared. Results The incidence of hypertension and hyperlipemia in CRVO group were significantly higher than that in the control group (Plt;0.001,P=0.001). There was no significant difference of cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, open-angle glaucoma, and smoking and drinking between the two groups(Pgt;0.05). In le;45 years old subgroups, there was no significant difference of each examination target between CRVO and control group(Pgt;0.05). In ischemia subgroups, except for the hypertension and hyperlipemia, the incidence of diabetes mellitus was obviously higher in CRVO group than that in the control group (hyperlipidemia:P=0.031; diabetes mellitus:P=0.024; diabetes mellitus: Plt;0.001). Conclusion Hypertension and hyperlipidemia are the systematic factors in Chinese population with occurrence of CRVO. In addition, diabetes mellitus is associated with ischemic CRVO. Timely diagnosis and treatment of the systematic diseases is important to the prevention and treatment for CRVO. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2007, 23:159-162)