Subretinal hemorrhages with or without choroidal neovascularization in the maculas of patients with pathologic myopia.
We examined 20 patients (24 eyes) who had refractive errors of -8 diopters or more and subretinal hemorrhages at the initial visit. They were divided into two groups according to fluorescein angiographic findings: 15 eyes without choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and 9 eyes with CNV. Subretinal hemorrhage without CNV was frequent in patients aged 20-39 years (mean, 36.8 years). CNV was common in patients aged 60-79 years (mean, 61.0 years). No relationship was noted between refractive error and type of hemorrhage. In the eyes without CNV, the subretinal hemorrhages disappeared spontaneously after a few months. The visual acuity of these patients was variable at the initial visit (range, 0.01-0.8), and was unchanged or improved during the follow-up period. In the eyes with CNV, the visual acuity was less than 0.1 at the initial visit and was unchanged or worse during the follow-up period.
Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity