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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica
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4/2011
vol. 113
 
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Original paper

Surgical management of suprachoroidal haemorrhages induced by cataract surgery – case series

Małgorzata Pietraś-Trzpiel
1
,
Robert Rejdak
1
,
Tomasz Chorągiewicz
1
,
Małgorzata Latalska
1
,
Tomasz Żarnowski
1

  1. Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
Klinika Oczna 2011, 113 (4): 331-335
Online publish date: 2011/12/04
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Introduction
Suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) is a rare complication occurring during surgery (early SCH) or 3-5 days after operation as a delayed suprachoroidal hemorrhage. It occurs more often in patients who have complicated cataract surgery with vitreous loss or lens dislocation. The purpose of this study was to present surgical treatment of 7 patients with suprachoroidal hemorrhage due to cataract surgery.

Material and methods
Mean age of patients was 72.4 years old. There were 3 females and 4 males. Six patients were operated using phacoemulsification, one patient – using ECCE. In 3 cases the vitreous loss and lens dislocation occurred during operation.

Results
Suprachoroidal drainage was performed in 4 patients. In 3 patients suprachoroidal drainage was followed by vitrectomy. In this group in 2 patients injection of silicone oil was done. Anterior infusion line was used in all cases. Drainage sclerotomies were created in the quadrants of the involved SCH, confirmed by ultrasonography. In all treated patients reattachment of the choroid was obtained. The visual acuity improved significantly (final v.a. was between 0.02 and 0.50).

Conclusions
According to our observation, the implementation of the suprachoroidal drainage combined with vitrectomy might improve the prognosis and facilitate the achievement of functional vision.

keywords:

Suprachoroidal haemorrhage, drainage, cataract surgery

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