UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Valsalva retinopathy may occur as a sudden, dramatic loss of central vision due to the premacular location of the haemorrhage. It has been described in different clinical settings, and there are several options for its treatment. CASE PRESENTATIONS We present the cases of six patients with sudden visual acuity loss caused by Valsalva retinopathy, treated in our hosp...

This is a case of Valsalva retinopathy during the season annual transboundary haze pollution in Sarawak. A 22-year-old man with no known medical illness developed sudden onset painless visual acuity loss preceded by persistent cough. Left eye fundus showed dense preretinal haemorrhage covering optic disc extendinginferiorly breakthrough vitreous haemorrhage. The patient underwent pars plana vit...

A 54-year-old healthy male presented complaining of sudden loss of vision in the right eye. Initial visual acuity was counting fingers. The patient's acute vision loss developed after sexual activity. Color fundus photos and fluorescein angiography were performed showing a large subinternal limiting membrane hemorrhage in the macular area. A 23-gauge sutureless pars plana vitrectomy with brilli...

Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the outcome of Valsalva retinopathy treated with Nd:YAG laser membranotomy. Design: This study was a retrospective case series. Methods: Six eyes in six patients had Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet) laser treatment to open a trapped hemorrhage overlying the macula. One to four laser membranotomies were performed. Best-corrected visual ac...

BACKGROUND To report a long-term complication of unsealed and un-reattached internal limiting membrane in Valsalva retinopathy after neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser membranotomy. CASE PRESENTATION A 41-year-old man presenting with a massive premacular hemorrhage due to Valsalva retinopathy underwent Nd:YAG laser membranotomy. During follow-up, best-corrected visual acu...

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 exam...

An 18-year-old man presented with sudden painless blurring of vision in the right eye, after a few rounds of push-up exercises. He was a college student. Our patient had no history of vascular disease or blood dyscrasias. His right vision was 20/200, and his left vision was 20/20. Retinal examination of the right eye showed a crescent shaped subhyaloid haemorrhage overlying the macula (figure A...

A 17-year-old man presented to us with a chief complaint of decreased visual acuity accompanied by central scotoma. There was nothing unusual in his medical history other than a recent oratorical contest. At the time of initial diagnosis, the corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye. No significant findings were apparent on ophthalmic evaluation. On fundosco...