Diffuse retinal hemorrhages (ocular decompression syndrome) after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C for neovascular glaucoma.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of ocular decompression syndrome in a patient after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C for neovascular glaucoma.


RESULTS
Diffuse retinal hemorrhages developed in the posterior pole of a patient with neovascular glaucoma after he underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. The hemorrhages persisted for less than 9 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute decompression of the eye in patients with high intraocular pressure can lead to the development of posterior pole hemorrhages. The course of this rare syndrome is relatively benign.
Danias
J
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. danias@msvax.mssm.edu
Rosenbaum
J
J
Podos
S M
SM
D000368:Aged; D000963:Antimetabolites / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000963:Antimetabolites; D016685:Mitomycin