Valsalva Retinopathy Associated With an Oratorical Contest
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 318-320, 2009.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
A 17-year-old man presented to us with a chief complaint of decreased visual acuity accompanied by central scotoma. There was nothing unusual in his medical history other than a recent oratorical contest. At the time of initial diagnosis, the corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye. No significant findings were apparent on ophthalmic evaluation. On fundoscopy, there was a dumbbell-shaped macular bleed with a well-defined margin in the left eye. The clinical course was closely monitored along with drug therapy. Four weeks post presentation, the pre-retinal hemorrhage had nearly resolved. On fluorescein angiography, no significant findings were observed. In the left eye, the corrected visual acuity had improved to 20/25. Valsalva retinopathy is a pathology that occurs when a sudden increase in intra-thoracic pressure or abdominal pressure occurs in an otherwise healthy person. Here we report a case of Valsalva retinopathy occurring following an oratorical contest along with a review of the relevant literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Remission, Spontaneous
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Retinal Diseases
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Fluorescein Angiography
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Visual Acuity
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Valsalva Maneuver
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Follow-Up Studies
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Music
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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