Suprachoroidal hemorrhage

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a feared complication of all types of intraocu lar surgery. Although rare, it is typically associated with severe visual d isability, and this has prompted efforts to better understand the pathogene sis of this condition, to identify the patients at risk for this event, and to improve treatment of patients who develop this condition either intraop eratively or postoperatively. Controversy still exists regarding the best c ourse of treatment for these patients. Although the introduction of perfluo rocarbon liquids as a surgical adjunct during vitrectomy surgery may assist in the removal of suprachoroidal hemorrhage, the visual outcomes still rem ain disappointing. (Surv Ophthalmol 43: 471-486, 1999. (C) 1999 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).