vitreous hemorrhage Patients with vitreous hemorrhage complain of sudden visual loss, abrupt onset of floaters that may progressively increase in severity, or occasionally, “bleeding within the eye
” Visual acuity ranges from 20/20 (6/6) to light perception
The eye is not inflamed, and clues to diagnosis are inability to see fundal details or localized collection of blood in front of the retina
Causes of vitreous hemorrhage include retinal tear (with or without detachment), diabetic or sickle cell retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, retinal vasculitis, neovascular age-related macular degeneration, blood dyscrasia, therapeutic anticoagulation, trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and severe straining

When to Refer

All patients with suspected vitreous hemorrhage must be referred urgently to an ophthalmologist