Retinal Hemorrhages During Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Form of Ocular Decompression Retinopathy
| Autor: | Vlad M. Matei, Yu-Guang He |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Retina
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Decompression Retinopathy of prematurity Case Reports medicine.disease eye diseases Posterior segment of eyeball 03 medical and health sciences Retinal hemorrhages 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Ophthalmology 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Medicine business Complication Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | J Vitreoretin Dis |
| ISSN: | 2474-1272 2474-1264 |
| Popis: | Purpose:Posterior segment hemorrhage occurring during or shortly after examination (PSHE) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a very rare complication. We present a case of and review the literature on PSHE during ROP examination to better characterize this complication.Methods:A case report is presented, followed by a review of similar cases in the literature.Results:An infant undergoing laser photocoagulation for ROP rapidly developed diffuse intraretinal hemorrhages in his right eye during the laser and after a Valsalva event while he was intubated under general anesthesia. The hemorrhages resolved within 1 week. This presentation was similar to those in previously reported cases.Conclusions:PSHE in ROP usually consists of multiple, diffuse, intraretinal hemorrhages that occur within minutes of ROP examination and resolve within a few weeks without any other ocular findings or sequelae. PSHE seems to represent a form of ocular decompression retinopathy. |
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