Vitreous Hemorrhage in Pediatric Age Group
Purpose. To identify and study causes of vitreous hemorrhage (VH) in pediatric age group and to investigate factors predicting visual and anatomical outcomes. Procedure. A retrospective review of patients aged 16 years or less with the diagnosis of vitreous hemorrhage from January 2005 until Decembe...
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| author | Dora H. AlHarkan Eman S. Kahtani Priscilla W. Gikandi Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar |
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| description | Purpose. To identify and study causes of vitreous hemorrhage (VH) in pediatric age group and to investigate factors predicting visual and anatomical outcomes. Procedure. A retrospective review of patients aged 16 years or less with the diagnosis of vitreous hemorrhage from January 2005 until December 2010. Results. A total number of 230 patients (240 eyes) were identified. Traumatic vitreous hemorrhage accounted for 82.5%. In cases of accidental trauma, final visual acuity of 20/200 was significantly associated with visual acuity of ≥20/200 at presentation and the absence of retinal detachment at last follow-up. Patients with nontraumatic vitreous hemorrhage were significantly younger with higher rates of enucleation/evisceration/exenteration and retinal detachment at last follow-up compared to traumatic cases. Conclusion. Trauma is the most common cause of VH in pediatric age group. In this group, initial visual acuity was the most important predictor for visual outcome, and the presence of retinal detachment is a negative predictor for final good visual outcome. The outcome is significantly worse in nontraumatic cases compared to traumatic cases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-330d7945939e4ab9aefb38b8a45713cb2025-08-20T03:55:17ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582014-01-01201410.1155/2014/497083497083Vitreous Hemorrhage in Pediatric Age GroupDora H. AlHarkan0Eman S. Kahtani1Priscilla W. Gikandi2Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar3Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaVitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 7191, Riyadh 11462, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Old Airport Road, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Old Airport Road, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi ArabiaPurpose. To identify and study causes of vitreous hemorrhage (VH) in pediatric age group and to investigate factors predicting visual and anatomical outcomes. Procedure. A retrospective review of patients aged 16 years or less with the diagnosis of vitreous hemorrhage from January 2005 until December 2010. Results. A total number of 230 patients (240 eyes) were identified. Traumatic vitreous hemorrhage accounted for 82.5%. In cases of accidental trauma, final visual acuity of 20/200 was significantly associated with visual acuity of ≥20/200 at presentation and the absence of retinal detachment at last follow-up. Patients with nontraumatic vitreous hemorrhage were significantly younger with higher rates of enucleation/evisceration/exenteration and retinal detachment at last follow-up compared to traumatic cases. Conclusion. Trauma is the most common cause of VH in pediatric age group. In this group, initial visual acuity was the most important predictor for visual outcome, and the presence of retinal detachment is a negative predictor for final good visual outcome. The outcome is significantly worse in nontraumatic cases compared to traumatic cases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/497083 |
| spellingShingle | Dora H. AlHarkan Eman S. Kahtani Priscilla W. Gikandi Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar Vitreous Hemorrhage in Pediatric Age Group Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| title_full | Vitreous Hemorrhage in Pediatric Age Group |
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