Vitreous Haemorrhage

Question 1

What is vitreous haemorrhage?

Answer 1

Bleeding into the vitreous humour

Question 2

Causes of vitreous haemorrhage?

Answer 2

1) proliferative diabetic retinopathy (most common)

2) posterior vitreous detachment

3) ocular trauma

Question 3

Most common presentation of vitreous haemorrhage?

Answer 3

Painless visual loss or haze

Question 4

Features of vitreous haemorrhage?

Answer 4

• painless visual loss or haze (commonest)
• red hue in the vision
• floaters or shadows/dark spots in the vision

Question 5

Fundoscopy findings in vitreous haemorrhage?

Answer 5

may show haemorrhage in the vitreous cavity

Question 6

role of Fluorescein angiography in wet ARMD?

Answer 6

A diagnostic procedure that uses a fluorescent dye and a camera to capture images of blood flow in the retina and choroid, the two layers at the back of the eye.

It is particularly useful for identifying macular neovascularisation, which is a hallmark of wet ARMD.

Question 7

When should timolol be avoided in the mx of glaucoma?

Answer 7

Asthmatics & heart block

Question 8

1st line for glaucoma in heart block?

Answer 8

Latanoprost