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Vitreous Hemorrhages: Surgical Treatment
R. J. BROCKHURST, M.D.;
C. L. SCHEPENS, M.D.
Arch Ophthalmol. 1961;66(3):327-335.
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Hemorrhage into the vitreous body results in a sudden and often profound impairment of vision. Generally speaking, treatment of the hemorrhage itself is not feasible although aspiration of the vitreous hemorrhage has been performed.1,2 Most ophthalmologists prefer a conservative approach which involves treatment of the primary cause of the bleeding. It is the purpose of this paper to consider briefly the most common causes of vitreous hemorrhage and to discuss in detail one source of recurrent vitreous hemorrhage, new-formed retinal vessels, which may be obliterated by surgical treatment.
Causes of Vitreous Hemorrhage
In Table 1 are listed the more important disorders to be considered in any patient with a vitreous hemorrhage. A tear in the retina is a commonly overlooked cause of vitreous hemorrhage. This diagnosis often is not considered until retinal detachment occurs, usually a few weeks after the development of the tear which is accompanied by hemorrhage
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Author Affiliations
Boston
From the Retina Foundation, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication April 26, 1961.
Paper No. 105, Retina Foundation.
This work was supported by a U.S. Public Health Service Research Grant No. B633 of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, U.S. Public Health Service.
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