title: Subepithelial intracorneal hemorrhage in a soft contact lens user.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of spontaneous subepithelial hemorrhage in a soft contact lens user.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 45-year-old man with irritation and decreased vision had four-quadrant pannus and corneal subepithelial hemorrhage in an annular pattern.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subepithelial hemorrhage was drained and the feeder vessel coagulated. The hemorrhage subsequently absorbed with time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Soft contact lens users should be monitored for the development of significant neovascularization.
authors.affiliation: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kaiura
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Seedor
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Koplin
authors.forename: Michelle K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ritterband
authors.forename: Evan J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lipton
mesh_terms: D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology*; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity