Treatment of subretinal hemorrhages with tissue plasminogen activator.
Submacular hemorrhages pose a danger to visual acuity. Intervention may help prevent or mitigate severe visual loss. Pneumatic displacement and vitrectomy with direct evacuation are two methods of treating submacular hemorrhages. Tissue plasminogen activator may be an important adjunct to these techniques.
Borrillo
J L
JL
Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Regillo
C D
CD
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator