title: Delayed suprachoroidal hemorrhage mimicking acute retrobulbar hemorrhage.
abstract: The signs and symptoms of an acute retrobulbar hemorrhage include sudden ocular pain, explosive unilateral proptosis, limitation of extraocular movements and loss of vision. Retrobulbar hemorrhage is a well-described complication of retrobulbar anesthetic injection. We report an unusual case of a presumed acute retrobulbar hemorrhage following intraocular surgery which, on further testing, was found to be a delayed suprachoroidal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Opthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wulc
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Budenz
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Nevyas
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects