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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the charts of 500 patients who underwent filtration procedures and found ten patients who developed postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage (PSCH) following surgery. The incidence (2% overall) is especially high in those patients who were aphakic (6.6%) or who had high myopia (10%). Nine patients developed PSCH within the first four postoperative days. Pain, nausea, and vomiting were common presenting symptoms of PSCH although not invariably present. Postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage is related to prolonged hypotonia and inflammation; prevention centers on proper case selection and on avoiding a precipitous rise in postoperative intravascular pressure. Initial treatment consisted of anterior chamber reformation and drainage of suprachoroidal blood, often followed by vitrectomy and scleral buckling procedures. Four eyes (40%) obtained final visual acuities of 20/200 or better, four (40%) were reduced to counting fingers or hand motions, and two (20%) lost all light perception.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage following filtration procedures.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't