PURPOSE To study the visual prognosis in eyes with symptomatic retinal arterial macroaneurysm (RAM). METHODS Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for 62 patients (65 eyes) with symptomatic RAM. RESULTS The median visual acuity at presentation was 0.4 for eyes with vitreous hemorrhage (n=6), 0.01 for eyes with premacular hemorrhage (n=9), 0.1 for eyes with submacular hemorrhage with...

Herein we report a clinical case of premacular hemorrhage treated with neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG laser puncture). A 34-year-old Chinese female was administrated to the clinics with complaints of sudden vision loss of left eye (LE) several days before. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was reduced to light perception. Fundoscopy showed a large and dense premacular he...

Background: To investigate the effects of drainage of premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage into the vitreous with Nd:YAG laser in 13 eyes of 12 patients with 3 months follow-up. Method: The study was conducted between January 2001 and December 2001. Thirteen eyes of 12 patients had a circumscribed premacular hemorrhage and were treated with Nd:YAG laser to drain the blood into the vitreous cavity. ...

PURPOSE To report a case of Valsalva premacular hemorrhage treated by Nd:YAG laser. METHODS A patient who presented with Valsalva premacular hemorrhage was treated with photodisruptive Nd:YAG laser to drain the entrapped premacular blood into the vitreous. RESULTS After photodisruption, vision in the affected eye improved rapidly due to exposure of the macula. CONCLUSION Nd:YAG laser trea...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of nd:yag laser membranotomy in patients with diabetic premacular hemorrhage. methods: this interventional case series included 24 eyes of 22 patients referred to retina clinic of farabi eye hospital, tehran, iran during 2000-2007 with chief complaint of sudden loss of vision and clinical diagnosis of premacular hemorrhage due to proliferative diabetic reti...

purpose : the objective of this study was to investigate the causes, the clinical presentation, and treatment modalities in patients with valsalva premacular hemorrhage. methods : this case series study included 21 eyes of 21 patients referred to retina clinic of farabi eye hospital and two private eye clinics during 2001-2006 with sudden loss of vision and clinical diagnosis of premacular hemo...

INTRODUCTION To report a case of premacular hemorrhage treated with Neodymium (Nd):YAG laser puncture. CASE REPORT A 54 year-old Caucasian female was seen in the emergency department with complaints of sudden loss of vision in her right eye (RE), detected on the previous day. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the RE was reduced to light perception, and fundoscopy evidenced a large an...

PURPOSE Premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage is usually a benign condition that generally improves spontaneously and rarely causes visual loss. However, because the hemorrhage may cause permanent macular changes before it resolves, Nd:YAG laser posterior hyaloidotomy may be indicated in selected cases. This study investigated the effects of drainage of premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage into the vitr...

PURPOSE The aim of this report is to present a case of premacular hemorrhage in a 37-week pregnant woman with concurrent presence of postpartum depression secondary to her ocular disease. METHODS A 27-year-old woman in her 37th week of pregnancy presented with Valsalva retinopathy, which occurred in her left eye secondary to severe coughing. Her visual acuity was reduced to perception of hand...

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...