Valsalva retinopathy in pregnancy. Should we treat?
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A 26-year-old Caucasian woman at 37 weeks gestation presented to the eye casualty with a sudden history of reduced vision and floaters in the left eye following an episode of sneezing. Her visual acuity was 6/6 and 6/60 in her right and left eyes, respectively. Anterior segment examination was unremarkable. Pupil reactions were normal. Fundus examination of the right eye was normal. Fundus examination of the left eye showed a premacular and vitreous haemorrhage (Figure 1). The patient was reviewed 2 weeks after she had a normal vaginal delivery and her vision had spontaneously improved to 6/6 in the left eye with near-total resolution of the retinal and vitreous haemorrhage.
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