VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE POSTERIOR VITREOUS DETACHMENT - A CASE-REPORT

A case of vitreous hemorrhage associated with acute posterior vitreous detachment was reported. The patient was a 64-year-old man who compla ined of floaters in his left eye of one-week duration. His previous me dical and ocular histories were unremarkable. Slit-lamp examination wi th Goldmann three-mirror contact lens showed complete posterior vitreo us detachment in both eyes. Ophthalmoscopic examination and fluorescei n angiogram revealed a partial defect in retinal blood flow in the mid peripheral area of the superotemporal region of the left fundus. On fo llow-up examination, recovery of the retinal circulation was observed in that region and the vitreous hemorrhage had spontaneously resolved. The diagnosis was made in the left eye of rupture of retinal vein due to vitreous traction associated with acute posterior vitreous detachm ent without retinal break formation.