Gas Injection and Simple Pars Plana Vitrecomy in Submacular hemorrhage without using t-PA.

Choi, Min Soo; Park, In Won

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(12):3098-3102.
Published online December 1, 1998.

Gas Injection and Simple Pars Plana Vitrecomy in Submacular hemorrhage without using t-PA.

Min Soo Choi, In Won Park

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Hallym University.

t-PA 주입없이 유리체강내 가스주입후 단순유리체 절제술에 의한 황반부 망막하 출혈의 치료 1례

최민수(Min Soo Choi),박인원(In Won Park)

Abstract

Surgical methods using retinotomy, intravitreal or subretinal tissue plasminogen activator(tPA) injection and so on have been introduced in diffuse subretinal hemorrahage involving submacular area. We present our experience of improvement of vision in an 50-year old woman with submacualr hemorrgage, treated with 0.6cc expanding sulfur hexafluoride gas(SF6) injetion intravitreally and face-dwon positioning resulting in the movement of subacular hemorrhage to the inferior direction and intravitreal space, and simple pars plana vitrectomy of breakthrough vitreous hemorrhage.

Key Words: Breakthrough vitreous hemorrhage;Gas;Simple pars plana vitrectomy;Submacular hemorrhage