What is Expulsive haemorrhage?
Spontaneous expulsive choroidal hemorrhage is a serious ocular condition where expulsion of the intraocular contents occurs through the anterior eye wall.
What is Intragel hemorrhage?
Intragel hemorrhage. Extravasation of blood into space lined anteriorly by an anterior hyaloid membrane, laterally by non-pigmented ciliary epithelium, and posteriorly by the posterior hyaloid membrane is known as intragel hemorrhage.
What is a choroidal hemorrhage?
It is defined as the accumulation of blood within the potential space between the choroid and sclera, with the source of the blood being the long or short posterior ciliary artery. 1.
What does Expulsive mean?
tending or serving to expel
adjective. tending or serving to expel.
What is TASS Ophthalmology?
Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS), an acute, noninfectious inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye, is a complication of anterior segment eye surgery; cataract extraction is the most common form of this type of surgery.
What is Preretinal hemorrhage?
Preretinal hemorrhage is a known complication of diabetic retinopathy. 1 Typically patients present with painless loss of vision due to the blood accumulation in the premacular area between the retina and posterior hyaloid face, or under the internal limiting membrane.
What causes Valsalva retinopathy?
Valsalva retinopathy is a preretinal hemorrhage caused by a sudden increase in intrathoracic or intraabdominal pressure. It was first described by Duane in 1972. It usually occurs in an otherwise healthy eye and spontaneously resolves.
What causes hemorrhage after cataract surgery?
A subconjunctival hemorrhage commonly follows cataract surgery. This occurs when blood is trapped in the subconjunctival space. If the IOP is not elevated, no treatment is required. Patient reassurance, instruction and clinical observation is appropriate.