Intraocular hemorrhage
Intraocular hemorrhage is bleeding (hemorrhage) inside the eye (oculus in Latin) . It may be the result of physical trauma (direct injury to the eye) or other diseases, injuries or disorders (such as diabetes, hypertension, or shaken baby syndrome).[1] Severe bleeding may cause high pressures inside the eye, leading to blindness.
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Types
The types of ocular hemorrhages are classified based on where the bleeding is occurring:
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage (bleeding just underneath the conjunctiva)[2]
- Intraocular hemorrhages:
- Hyphema (in the anterior chamber)
- In the posterior segment of eyeball:
Causes
Different causes may cause bleeding in different locations.
- Terson's syndrome (as a result of subarachnoid hemorrhage)
- Hemophilia (a severe bleeding disorder, usually hereditary)
- Anticoagulants and thrombolysis (medication to reduce blood clotting tendency or to disperse blood clots, respectively)
The major causes of bleeding are injury diabetes mellitus hypertension.
Diagnosis
Intraocular hemorrhage is typically diagnosed with slit lamp examination.
Treatment
References
- Shukla, Unnati V.; Kaufman, Evan J. (2021), "Intraocular Hemorrhage", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 33620856, retrieved 2021-06-01
- Doshi, Ricky; Noohani, Tariq (2021), "Subconjunctival Hemorrhage", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31869130, retrieved 2021-06-01
- Jena, Soumya; Tripathy, Koushik (2021), "Vitreous Hemorrhage", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32644557, retrieved 2021-06-01
- Naik, Anmol U; Rishi, Ekta; Rishi, Pukhraj (June 2019). "Pediatric vitreous hemorrhage: A narrative review". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 67 (6): 732–739. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_688_18. ISSN 0301-4738. PMC 6552577. PMID 31124481.
- Casini, Giamberto; Loiudice, Pasquale; Menchini, Martina; Sartini, Francesco; De Cillà, Stefano; Figus, Michele; Nardi, Marco (2019). "Traumatic submacular hemorrhage: available treatment options and synthesis of the literature". International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. 5: 48. doi:10.1186/s40942-019-0200-0. ISSN 2056-9920. PMC 6905055. PMID 31890278.
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