ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the method and the effects of the surgical treatment of massive subretinal hemorrhage and vitreous hemorrhage associated with age related macular degeneration. Methods A retrospective study of 14 consecutive patients underwent a complete pars plana vitrectomy. Retinotomy was carried out for removing subretinal hemorrhage by using balanced salt solution. Complete air fluid exchange and gas or silicone oil tamponade were performed in all patients. The follow up period was within 3～7 months. Results Atrophy of eyeball in 2 eyes (14.3%) postoperatively. Improvement of corrected final visual acuity and anatomical retinal reattachment were achieved in 12 (85.7%) of the 14 eyes postoperatively. Seven days after operation, muddy sand hemorrhage in anterior chamber occurred in 4 (28.6%) of the eyes and paracenteses of anterior chamber were performed for these eyes. Conclusion Surgical intervention should be applied in the eyes with the massive subretinal hemorrhage associated with age related macular degeneration in order to avoid the affected eyes becoming atrophic due to the subsequent complication of vitreous hemorrhage, anterior chamber muddy sand hemorrhage,ghost cell glaucoma or retinal detachment.