Spontaneous Vitreous Hemorrhage
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 73 (11) , 1450-1452
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198011000-00009
Abstract
Spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage, without trauma, accounted for 317 patients (375 eyes) seen during a 4 yr period from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1979. The most common causes were proliferative diabetic retinopathy, 39.2%; retinal tear, 12.1%; posterior vitreous detachment, 12%; vein occulsion, 10.4%; retinal detachment, 6.7%; intraocular lens, 3.2%; proliferative sickle retinopathy, 1.3%; miscellaneous, 7.4%; and unknown, 6.7%. Emphasis is placed on the importance of establishing the specific cause so that specific therapy may be instituted.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: