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Case of recurrent macular haemorrhage after removal of a sub‐internal limiting membrane haematoma secondary to retinal artery macroaneurysm
Author(s) -
Hotta Kazuki,
Hotta Junko
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01286.x
Subject(s) - medicine , internal limiting membrane , visual acuity , retinal , limiting , surgery , ophthalmology , cannula , retinal artery , internal carotid artery , vitrectomy , macular hole , mechanical engineering , engineering
A bstract The authors report the case of an 80‐year‐old man with sub‐internal limiting membrane haematoma secondary to retinal artery macroaneurysm in the right eye. Corrected visual acuity was 6/60 in the right eye. Vitreous surgery was performed. The internal limiting membrane over the haematoma was removed by pulling with a soft‐tipped extrusion cannula, and then the haematoma was removed with a vitreous cutter. One month post surgery vision had improved to 6/9. Two months post surgery, however, the same macroaneurysm ruptured again, and vision decreased to 6/60. Clinicians should be aware that recurrent macular haemorrhage may occur after removal of sub‐internal limiting membrane haematoma secondary to macroaneurysm.