Valsalva retinopathy associated with vigorous dancing in a discotheque.
Valsalva retinopathy develops in response to a Valsalva maneuver. Decreased visual acuity may be caused by preretinal hemorrhage, which is related to the fovea, or by vitreous hemorrhage. The hemorrhage usually clears spontaneously. A case of Valsalva maculopathy in a young, healthy boy caused by physical exertion while dancing at a club is described. Reduced visual acuity and premacular hemorrhage spontaneously resolved during the 5-month postoperative period.
Bar-Sela
Shai M
SM
Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.
Moisseiev
Joseph
J
D000293:Adolescent; D003615:Dancing; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields