Age-related macular degeneration with massive subretinal hemorrhage easily removed through a retinal break.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with massive subretinal hemorrhage easily removed through a retinal break.


METHODS
A 57-year-old Japanese man with a massive subretinal hemorrhage in an eye with AMD developed a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after intraocular gas injection. The subretinal hemorrhage was easily removed using perfluorocarbon liquid during vitrectomy, and the retinal degeneration was minimal.


CONCLUSIONS
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is an unfavorable complication after intraocular gas injection for the treatment of AMD. In our case, the subretinal hemorrhage was easily removed, and visual recovery was possible to some degree.
From the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Takayuki
T
Baba
Mariko
M
Kubota-Taniai
Yoshinori
Y
Mitamura
Shuichi
S
Yamamoto