title: Treatment of Valsalva retinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of Valsalva retinopathy treated by neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser and discuss the previously reported treatments for Valsalva retinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 35-year-old-woman experienced a sudden painless visual loss in her left eye after lifting heavy bags of manure on the farm. The patient was diagnosed as having Valsalva retinopathy. The examination revealed a macular preretinal hemorrhage. An Nd:YAG laser was used on the patient after conservative management afforded no resolution. After treatment, visual acuity improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Valsalva retinopathy can be treated by conservative management, Nd:YAG laser, and vitrectomy, but each treatment must be evaluated in regard to the duration, the location, and the amount of the hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: *MD Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China (ZL); Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China (XP, HB); and Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China (HB).
authors.forename: Zhengfeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hongsheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy