Recurrent hyphema after surgery.
At variable times after anterior segment surgery spontaneous bleeding may occur into the anterior chamber from a gap in the scleral wound. The patient complains of blurred vision in the morning and examination reveals blood in the anterior chamber. Gonioscopy reveals a bleeding point in the scleral would. In the majority of patients the condition is benign and does not require special treatment.
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body