Suprachoroidal hemorrhage after glaucoma filtering surgery.
We reviewed a series of 305 consecutive glaucoma filtering procedures performed by one surgeon. Five eyes (1.6%) had a postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage. All five eyes were aphakic, and four had undergone a partial or complete vitrectomy before the glaucoma surgery. The incidence of this complication was 13% (five of 37) among the aphakic eyes and 33% (four of 12) in the aphakic, vitrectomized eyes in this series. Despite drainage of the hemorrhage and reformation of the anterior chamber, three patients had a poor visual outcome.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy