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AIM: To evaluate the clinical effect of retinal photocoagulation in treating vitreous hemorrhage (VH) caused by retinal vein occlusion (RVO). METHODS: Fifteen patients (15 eyes) diagnosed VH caused by RVO underwent retinal photocoagulation treatment. All the patients' visual acuity (VA), absorption of VH and disappearance of neovascular glaucoma were observed and recorded. RESULTS: With retinal photocoagulation, the VH was absorbed completely in 14 cases whose VA remained stable or improved, and VH recurred in the otherwise one case. Two cases with neovascular glaucoma were fully recovered, and making secondary glaucoma fade away. CONCLUSION: Retinal photocoagulation is effective in treating VH caused by RVO in proper patients, and making secondary glaucoma fade away. LA: Chinese
Dr. L. Chen, Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001 Liaoning Province, China. leichen51@hotmail.com
9.4.5.1 Neovascular glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
9.4.10 Glaucomas associated with hemorrhage (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
2.11 Vitreous body (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)