Abrupt spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage post-23-gauge vitrectomy during peritoneal dialysis

Abrupt spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage post-23-gauge vitrectomy during peritoneal dialysis

Herein, we report a case of abrupt suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) that developed during peritoneal dialysis in a patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. A 53-year-old female patient visited our clinic with blurred vision due to vitreous hemorrhage and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Her medical history included diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and she had received sc...

Abrupt Spontaneous Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage during Peritoneal Dialysis: Case Report

Secondary surgical management of suprachoroidal hemorrhage during pars plana vitrectomy.

INTRODUCTION Suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) is one of the most feared and devastating complications of intraocular surgery. Intraoperative SCH is defined as sudden hemorrhagic swelling of the choroid which develops at time of intraocular surgery, and is associated with expulsion of some or all of the intraocular contents. CASE REPORT A 56-year-old man was admitted to our Clinic with bullose ...

Unexplained postoperative retinal hemorrhage after 23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy

We report five cases of unexplained retinal hemorrhage after 23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy. A 23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy was performed for four cases of macular holes (MH) and one case of macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD). Retinal hemorrhages were observed on the first day after surgery and disappeared within several months without leaving any recognizable damage. We speculate that th...

Perioperative spontaneous bilateral suprachoroidal hemorrhage.

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare condition, occurring most commonly in the perioperative period, although cases of unilateral spontaneous hemorrhages have been reported. We report a case of bilateral spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage and discuss the potential causative factors.