Traumatic submacular hemorrhage: available treatment options and synthesis of the literature

Abstract Sub-macular hemorrhage (SMH) is a hematic collection between the neurosensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium; one of its causes is ocular blunt trauma, that usually affects young patients. Persisting SMH leads to a damage of photoreceptors mediated by three main mechanisms: iron-...

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Main Authors: Giamberto Casini, Pasquale Loiudice, Martina Menchini, Francesco Sartini, Stefano De Cillà, Michele Figus, Marco Nardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-019-0200-0