Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser
Purpose: To report a case of traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with severe sudden vision loss treated successfully with Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser (Nd:YAG laser). Observations: A 16-year-old boy presented to the eye clinic with acute vision loss secondary to blunt trauma by...
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doaj-aad03c76379e4c129219ad5d2b74837b2020-11-24T23:04:38ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362018-03-019C858710.1016/j.ajoc.2018.01.020Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet LaserMotazz A. Alarfaj0Abdulmajeed A. Hasen1Saeed S. Al-Yami2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaJohns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaPurpose: To report a case of traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with severe sudden vision loss treated successfully with Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser (Nd:YAG laser). Observations: A 16-year-old boy presented to the eye clinic with acute vision loss secondary to blunt trauma by a stone to his left eye 3 days prior to consultation that caused subhyaloid macular hemorrhage. Nd:YAG laser was performed to open the hyaloid membrane and allow the blood to diffuse into the vitreous cavity and be absorbed. The patient demonstrated complete recovery as his visual acuity went from counting fingers to 20/20 within 20 days. No complications due to the treatment were reported. Conclusions and importance: To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reported cases of subhyaloid macular hemorrhage treated with Nd:YAG laser in which the etiology was trauma and showed full, rapid recovery with no sequelae.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993617302001Subhyaloid hemorrhageHyaloidotomyNd:YAG laserTraumaVisual acuitySudden vision loss |
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Motazz A. Alarfaj Abdulmajeed A. Hasen Saeed S. Al-Yami Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports Subhyaloid hemorrhage Hyaloidotomy Nd:YAG laser Trauma Visual acuity Sudden vision loss |
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Motazz A. Alarfaj Abdulmajeed A. Hasen Saeed S. Al-Yami |
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Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser |
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Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser |
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Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser |
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Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser |
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Traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser |
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traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with complete resolution following neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser |
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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2451-9936 |
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2018-03-01 |
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Purpose: To report a case of traumatic subhyaloid macular hemorrhage with severe sudden vision loss treated successfully with Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Laser (Nd:YAG laser).
Observations: A 16-year-old boy presented to the eye clinic with acute vision loss secondary to blunt trauma by a stone to his left eye 3 days prior to consultation that caused subhyaloid macular hemorrhage. Nd:YAG laser was performed to open the hyaloid membrane and allow the blood to diffuse into the vitreous cavity and be absorbed. The patient demonstrated complete recovery as his visual acuity went from counting fingers to 20/20 within 20 days. No complications due to the treatment were reported.
Conclusions and importance: To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reported cases of subhyaloid macular hemorrhage treated with Nd:YAG laser in which the etiology was trauma and showed full, rapid recovery with no sequelae. |
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Subhyaloid hemorrhage Hyaloidotomy Nd:YAG laser Trauma Visual acuity Sudden vision loss |
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