- 86 year old patient presented with headache and severe eye pain 9 days after complete blindness in one eye following ocular surgery
- Exam found corneal edema, shallow anterior chamber, and no view of fundus in the affected eye
- Ultrasound showed suprachoroidal hemorrhage, and the plan was for retina service to consult and revise the shunt and scleral graft with drainage of the hemorrhage.
1. Grand Rounds: October 3, 2007 86 yo CF 9 days s/p complete BVI OS c/o 2 days of HA, severe pain OS and in neck by Ali Bright Discussant: Dr. Brian Francis
21. SEROUS CHOROIDAL DETACHMENT HEMORRHAGIC CHOROIDAL DETACHMENT Low IOP High IOP Transilluminates No transillumination Usually no pain Almost always painful despite analgesia Usually pre-equatorial may be more voluminous posterior to equator Resolution usually within 3 weeks Liquefies 6-26 days; resorbs ~4 weeks-several months Resolves without change in visual acuity Usually results in vision loss