Valsalva-Like Retinopathy Secondary to Pancytopenia following Induction of Etoposide and Ifosfamide

Valsalva-Like Retinopathy Secondary to Pancytopenia following Induction of Etoposide and Ifosfamide

Etoposide and ifosfamide are chemotherapeutic agents used frequently in the treatment of sarcomas and hematologic malignancies. Ocular side effects are rarely reported. We describe a case of a patient on etoposide and ifosfamide who presented with unilateral vision loss, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The patient was found to have a large subinternal limiting membrane hemorrhage in the right eye...

Purtscher-like retinopathy following valsalva maneuver effect: case report

INTRODUCTION Purtscher's retinopathy is a rare condition that is noted in cases related to various types of trauma. The characteristic finding in the fundus is the presence of multiple Purtscher flecken. Purtscher-like retinopathy has a similar presentation in the fundus, but without an association with trauma. CASE PRESENTATION A 43-year old Malay man presented with a sudden onset of central...

Macular hole secondary to Valsalva retinopathy after Push-up exercise

Nd:YAG membranotomy for preretinal hemorrhage secondary to valsalva retinopathy.

PURPOSE To report four cases of premacular hemorrhage secondary to valsalva retinopathy treated with Nd:YAG membranotomy and discuss techniques as well as the literature. DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted for four patients with vision obstructing hemorrhage secondary to valsalva retinopathy. These patients were all treated with Nd:YAG membranotom...

Valsalva-Like Retinopathy Spontaneously Occurred after Ocular Massage

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to describe a case of Valsalva-like retinopathy that occurred after ocular massage. CASE PRESENTATION A healthy 44-year-old Japanese female had massaged her eye with strong pressure several times. Subsequently, she noticed a loss in the left central vision. A left-eye fundus examination showed a dense preretinal hemorrhage located under the internal limiting m...