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Rom J Ophthalmol 2021 Jan-Mar;65(1):76-79

Retina and Vitreous Department, Grupo Oftalmológico Abdala-Figuerola AF, Barranquilla, Colombia.

A 16-year-old male patient presented with a 12-days sudden painless loss of vision in his left eye after diving in a lake. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the left eye was counting fingers. Anterior segment was unremarkable. Read More

Cureus 2021 Feb 17;13(2):e13387. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.

Leukemia is a systematic cancer of the blood and blood-forming tissues that affects multiple organs. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia that affects adults. Ophthalmic manifestations of leukemia could be observed in both acute and chronic leukemias. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2021 Mar 5;14(3). Epub 2021 Mar 5.

Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, India.

J Emerg Med 2021 Feb 23;60(2):220-222. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Madigan Army Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Background: Emergency physicians frequently evaluate patients with vision changes. The differential for this chief symptom is broad. We present a unique cause of a fixed scotoma that started while the patient was running sprints. Read More

Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2021 Jan-Feb 01;10(1):125-126

Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.

Ann Emerg Med 2021 02;77(2):269-283

BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

Cureus 2020 Oct 29;12(10):e11239. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, SAU.

The state of pregnancy affects all organ systems including the eyes. Progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a known association. In proliferative DR, there is an increased risk of vitreous hemorrhage (VH) during spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) due to the Valsalva maneuver. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2020 Oct 27;20(1):428. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.

Background: Central retinal vein occlusion is a variable disease pattern. Preliminary stages of a complete occlusion of the central vein, wich are subsumed under the term venous stasis retinopathy, may occur as transient blurred vision and with subtle alterations of the fundus. Course and prognosis are benign, visual acuity usually recovers. Read More

Ophthalmologe 2020 Sep 15. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Klinikum Saarbrücken gGmbH, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität des Saarlandes, Winterberg 1, 66119, Saarbrücken, Deutschland.

This case report presents a unilateral visual impairment after overexertion in sport at a young age. A combined central retinal vein occlusion with a cilioretinal arterial branch occlusion was diagnosed. This clinical picture has been described in case series and does not usually have an embolic etiology. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2020 Sep 14;20(1):368. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.

Background: Valsalva retinopathy is known to occur as a sudden preretinal or sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage induced by a rapid rise in venous pressure following increased intrathoracic or intraabdominal pressure. Here we report a case of Valsalva retinopathy that was probably induced by straining that occurred due to following a handstand.

Case Presentation: A 15-year-old boy became aware of decreased visual acuity in his left eye immediately after doing a handstand for approximately 10 s during physical education class, and subsequently visited a local clinic on the same day. Read More

J Fr Ophtalmol 2020 Dec 20;43(10):1117-1119. Epub 2020 Aug 20.

Université Mohammed V, Service ophtalmologie A, hôpital des spécialités de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc.

Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Jul 22:1120672120945106. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Ophthalmology Clinic, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.

Purpose: To report a breakthrough bleeding in the vitreous cavity due to deep venous thrombosis, in a case of a middle-aged male patient who suffered concomitantly from Fournier's gangrene. Fluorescent angiography imaging displayed the intravitreal hemorrhage as occurring.

Methods: We performed fundus fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography at baseline and follow-up examinations. Read More

J Fr Ophtalmol 2020 Oct 1;43(8):e275-e278. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Centre d'application du diplôme d'étude spécialisée en ophtalmologie (CADES/O), CHU de Donka, Conakry, Guinée.

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020 Sep 17;19:100785. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Purpose: To report a unique case of Valsalva retinopathy associated with ear popping behavior.

Observations: A 57-year-old woman with a history of well-controlled hypertension presented with episodes of seeing "spots" in her left eye for many years. Her most recent episode failed to resolve spontaneously. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Jun 25:1120672120936175. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Ulucanlar Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Department of Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.

Purpose: To investigate the long-term results and efficacy of the treatment modalities for preretinal hemorrhage due to valsalva retinopathy.

Methods: Retrospective review was conducted on 24 eyes of 24 patients with valsalva retinopathy who were treated between 2004 and 2019. These patients were treated with Nd:YAG laser, argon laser and vitrectomy or were only observed. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 Jun 17;13(6). Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Glob Heart 2020 03 2;15(1):21. Epub 2020 Mar 2.

Department of Internal Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UG.

Background: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) but often overlooked in clinical practice. The burden and correlates of CAN have not been extensively studied in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and correlates of CAN among adults in ambulatory diabetes care in southwestern Uganda. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2020 Apr 19;20(1):156. Epub 2020 Apr 19.

Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.

Background: To evaluate the etiology, demographic profile, clinical features, and outcomes in patients with peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage (PSH).

Methods: Thirty-eight eyes of 37 consecutive patients with PSH were enrolled in this prospective observational study over 4 years; all were followed for 2 years. The main outcome measures were demographic profile, possible etiology, clinical features, outcome, and prognosis. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2020 Apr 15;20(1):151. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 9 ZhangZhiDong Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.

Background: Bilateral and multiple Valsalva-related sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) hemorrhages in a familial retinal arteriolar tortuosity (FRAT) patient is rare, and we treated this patient by both observation and Neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser membranotomy methods.

Case Presentation: A 13-year-old female student presented with sudden visual loss and central scotoma in both eyes after running 800 m at the school gym. The examination revealed six sub-ILM hemorrhages with the biggest hemorrhage measuring approximately 1. Read More

Medwave 2020 Mar 3;20(2):e7831. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmología I.A.P, Querétaro, México. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México.

Introduction: Macular hemorrhages result in a sudden and profound loss of vision. The primary treatment modalities include observation, intravitreal injection of antiangiogenic drugs, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet hialoidotomy, intravitreal injection of gas with or without tissue plasminogen activator, as monotherapy or combined with surgery. In this paper, we report four cases of macular hemorrhages of different causes treated with different approaches, and we review the literature in this regard. Read More

J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2019 Oct-Dec;14(4):528-529. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Vitreo-Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Thavalakuppam, Pondicherry, India.

Ophthalmologica 2020 19;243(3):217-223. Epub 2019 Nov 19.

St Pauls Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Introduction: Haemorrhage confined to the sub-internal limiting membrane (ILM) space can be associated with good visual recovery. There is controversy as to the best management of purely sub-ILM haemorrhage, which ranges from observation to immediate surgical intervention.

Methods: We studied a retrospective case series of patients with sub-ILM haemorrhage who underwent vitrectomy with subsequent histological analysis of the removed ILM. Read More

Tunis Med 2019 Apr;97(4):595-598

Purpose: To report a case of patient who presented with valsalva retinopathy after genral anesthesia for the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysm.

Observation: A forty year-old man presented, after a general anesthesia for treatment of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm, with a severe decrease of the visual acuity in the left eye. Ophthalmic examination, performed one month after surgery showed a retrohyaloid macular hemorhage. Read More

Front Neurosci 2019 25;13:1144. Epub 2019 Oct 25.

Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a debilitating condition occurring among diabetic patients especially those with long duration of disease. Whereas incidences and treatment of CAN has been well described for Western populations, fewer studies have been conducted among the Chinese. This study, therefore, aimed to assess the prevalence of CAN among sampled Chinese diabetic patients. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep 3;30(5):NP11-NP14. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

Department of Retina and Uvea, ICARE Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute, Noida, India.

Purpose: To report a case of Terson syndrome who developed dissociated optic nerve fiber layer appearance after pars plana vitrectomy.

Case Report: The author reports a young male patient with Terson syndrome who developed bilateral vitreous hemorrhage and sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage after road traffic accident. He underwent pars plana vitrectomy and removal of the already detached internal limiting membrane and the sub-internal limiting membrane hemorrhage in both eyes. Read More

Eur J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr 4:1120672119841772. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Ophthalmology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan-Mar;33(1):61-65. Epub 2018 Dec 8.

Ophthalmology Department, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.

Purpose: To report anatomical and visual outcomes of Nd:YAG laser posterior hyaloidotomy (NYPH) in Saudi patients affected by Premacular subhyaloid haemorrhage (PMSHH).

Methods: 8 eyes from 8 patients (7 males and one female) were treated with NYPH when no spontaneous resolution of PMSHH was noticed. The cause of PMSHH was proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in 3 cases, Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in 2 cases, Valsalva retinopathy in 2 cases, and laser pointer injury in one case. Read More