Ophthalmic surgery and lasers
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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers · Jul 2001
Case ReportsValsalva retinopathy-like hemorrhage associated with combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy in a patient with developmental glaucoma.
This case describes valsalva retinopathy-like hemorrhage in a patient with developmental glaucoma who underwent primary combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy. A 12-year-old boy with developmental glaucoma in both eyes developed shallow anterior chamber following combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy in his right eye. ⋯ The patient was treated with betamethasone and cyclopentolate in the postoperative period, and was followed by complete absorption of the retinal hemorrhages with retention of normal visual acuity. Valsalva retinopathy-like hemorrhage may occur with valsalva maneuver during general anesthesia.