Vitreous hemorrhage and retinal vein rupture.
OBJECTIVE
We examined a 23-year-old woman who had a sudden onset of floaters after self-induced emesis.


CONCLUSIONS
Examination showed a dense vitreous hemorrhage originating from a rupture site in the wall of the superotemporal branch vein. We postulate a preexisting weakness in the retinal vein wall as a predisposing factor to rupture. This mechanism may explain some cases of vitreous hemorrhage associated with a Valsalva maneuver.
Kadrmas
E F
EF
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Pach
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*