Valsalva-Like Retinopathy Spontaneously Occurred after Ocular Massage

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to describe a case of Valsalva-like retinopathy that occurred after ocular massage. CASE PRESENTATION: A healthy 44-year-old Japanese female had massaged her eye with strong pressure several times. Subsequently, she noticed a loss in the left central vision. A left-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Uchida, Keiko, Takeyama, Masayuki, Zako, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: February, 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25873893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000380877
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Sumario:PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to describe a case of Valsalva-like retinopathy that occurred after ocular massage. CASE PRESENTATION: A healthy 44-year-old Japanese female had massaged her eye with strong pressure several times. Subsequently, she noticed a loss in the left central vision. A left-eye fundus examination showed a dense preretinal hemorrhage located under the internal limiting membrane at the posterior pole and a mild vitreous hemorrhage. We performed a neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser membranotomy to perforate the internal limiting membrane. Her best-corrected visual acuity improved from 0.01 to 1.0. No retinal vascular abnormalities in the macular area were found. CONCLUSION: Ocular massage can cause Valsalva-like retinopathy.

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