Clinical Study on The Vitreous Hemorrhage.

Kim, Hyo Sub; Lee, Eun Koo; Kong, Young Tae

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1989;30(1):93-96.
Published online January 1, 1989.

Clinical Study on The Vitreous Hemorrhage.

Hyo Sub Kim, Eun Koo Lee, Young Tae Kong

Department of Ophthalmology, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

초자체 출혈의 임상적 고찰

김효섭(Hyo Sub Kim),이은구(Eun Koo Lee),공영태(Young Tae Kong)

Abstract

Vitreous hemorrhage acounted for 64 patients(67 eyes) seen during a eighteenmonth period from March 1, 1987, to August 31, 1988. In order of decreasing frequency, the major causes were diabetic retinopathy(19.4%), trauma(l1.9%), silent retinal tear(10.4%). retinal branch vein occlusion(7.5%), acute posterior vitreous detachment(7.5%), Eales' disease(6%), Hypertension(6%), central retinal vein occlusion(4.4%). And the minor causes were rhegmatogenous retinal detachment(3%), retinal angioma(3%), chronic renal failure(3%), subretinal neovascularization(1.5%), disc neovascularization with undetermined cause(1.5%). No cause could be determined in 14.9% of the cases.

Key Words: vitreous hemorrhage;diabetic retinopathy;trauma;retinal tear;retinal branch vein occlusion;acute posterior vitreous detachment