title: Management of submacular hemorrhage.
abstract: Submacular hemorrhage is a vision-threatening complication of choroidal and retinal disease. Visual outcome after submacular hemorrhage is dependent on the underlying disease process, amount of subretinal hemorrhage, and duration before treatment. Treatment options include observation, surgical evacuation with or without tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), or pneumatic displacement with or without tPA. The preoperative amount of subretinal hemorrhage may help dictate what treatment modality is chosen.
authors.affiliation: Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew T S
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tennant
authors.forename: Jesus L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Borrillo
authors.forename: Carl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Regillo
mesh_terms: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride