title: [Valsalva's maneuver: not always benign].
abstract: Five cases are being discussed here, where an apparently harmless Valsalva manoeuvre caused different clinical manifestations in the eyes: a large central preretinal hemorrhage, diffuse retinal hemorrhages, a Purtscher retinopathy and a blindness associated with a haematoma of the upper and lower lid of the right eye, probably caused by bleeding in the sheeths of the optic nerve. It is important to note that a Valsalva manoeuvre can cause different manifestations in the eye, apart from the known small premacular haemorrhage. Since the Valsalva manoeuvre is a common phenomenon, one should keep it in mind when observing unclear ocular findings.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik des Kantonsspitals Luzern.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schipper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Valsalvamanöver: Nicht immer gutartig.