Surgical Treatment of Submacular Hemorrhage Combined with Tissue Plasminogen Activator (a Case Report)

Overview

Authors present the possibilities of extensive submacular hemorrhage surgery in a patient after serious eye injury with bleeding into the vitreous and underneath the retina. The combination of vitrectomy with tissue plasminogen activator application into the subretinal space allows better to dissolve the coagulated blood and facilitates its removal. This procedure with correct operation technique decreases the damage of the retinal tissue and consequently preserves the photoreceptors’ function. In this report, a result of surgical treatment in a 22 years old man is presented. In the presence of intravitreal bleeding and submacular hemorrhage, during the vitrectomy the tissue plasminogen activator was used, which during few minutes dissolved the already coagulated hemorrhage and facilitated its whole removal from the subretinal space.

Key words:
subretinal hemorrhage, tissue plasminogen activator, subretinal surgery