title: [Massive choroidal hemorrhage as a late trabeculectomy complication ].
abstract: The purpose of this paper was to present the case of an unusual late complication of filtering glaucoma surgery. A massive choroidal hemorrhage occurred 5 years after trabeculectomy and extracapsular cataract extraction. The diagnosis was confirmed by MRI examination. Improvement in choroidal status and in visual acuity (from hand motions to 6/12 with aphakic correction of 12 diopters) was observed during three weeks of medication. The retina and the choroid remained attached during two years of observation.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Suprunowicz
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grymin
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gajewicz
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Omulecki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity