Medicine:Retrobulbar bleeding
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Short description: Sight-threatening emergency
| Retrobulbar bleeding | |
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| Other names | Retrobulbar hemorrhage |
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| Anatomy of the orbit | |
| Frequency | Rare[1] |
Retrobulbar bleeding, also known as retrobulbar hemorrhage, is when bleeding occurs behind the eye.[1] Symptoms may include pain, bruising around the eye, the eye bulging outwards, vomiting, and vision loss.[1]
Retrobulbar bleeding can occur as a result of trauma to the eye, surgery to the eye, blood thinners, or an arteriovenous malformation.[1]
In those with significant symptoms lateral canthotomy with cantholysis is indicated.[1] This is recommended to be carried out within two hours.[1] The condition is rare.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Retrobulbar hemorrhage". https://eyewiki.org/w/index.php?title=Retrobulbar_hemorrhage&oldid=47711. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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