Spontaneous Suprachoroidal Hemorrhage Associated with Wet Type of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Hypertension: Two Cases
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 999-1004, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report two cases of spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage associated with wet type of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and systemic hypertension. CASESUMMARY:
Two women, aged 76 and 73 years, with a history of systemic hypertension for more than ten years had been treated in an eye clinic for wet type of ARMD. The 76-year-old woman was scheduled to receive an injection of intravitreal Lucentis(R) but experienced sudden onset loss of vision and ocular pain in her left eye. The 73-year-old woman had received no specific treatment for wet type of ARMD. She also complained of visual disturbance and ocular pain. In these two cases, slit lamp or B-scan examination disclosed suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Surgical intervention relieved the ocular pain and symptoms in both cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Even if a patient has not received systemic anticoagulation/thrombolytic therapy, if wet-type ARMD patients are elderly and have systemic hypertension, they should receive regular follow-ups because old age and systemic hypertension are risk factors of spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vision, Ocular
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Risk Factors
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Follow-Up Studies
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Eye
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Hemorrhage
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Hypertension
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Macular Degeneration
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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