The authors studied the records of 30 patients who suffered a massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage during cataract surgery. Immediate development of a retinal detachment (RD) is a very bad prognostic sign. In none of 12 such cases could the retina be reattached. Retinal complications developed in five of six patients who had vitreous incarceration and who did not have vitrectomy as opposed to only one of seven who underwent vitrectomy along with drainage of the hemorrhage. If vitreous is incarcerated in the cataract incision, drainage of the hemorrhage without vitrectomy is a dangerous procedure.

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PubMed1987

Assessment of angiographic retinal capillary nonperfusion in central retinal vein occlusion.

We studied the reproducibility and accuracy of eight retinal specialists in assessing the extent of retinal capillary nonperfusion on fluorescein angiograms of 26 central retinal vein occlusions. Each specialist was asked to classify the retinal capillary perfusion status on every angiogram as nonischemic, minimally ischemic, moderately ischemic, markedly ischemic, or uncertain. Criteria for classification of each angiogram were specified in advance for each reviewer. Each examiner individually reviewed every angiogram on two separate occasions separated by at least one month. Intraexaminer and interexaminer reproducibility were both substantially better than the agreement predicted by chance alone (P less than .05); however, the proportion of agreement with the correct classification was less than 60% for all eight specialists.

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PubMed1987

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.

Twenty-five eyes in 24 patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) after YAG laser posterior capsulotomy were treated during 1984 and 1985. The average time from extracapsular cataract surgery to YAG capsulotomy was 15 months. The average interval from capsulotomy to RD was 6 months (median time, 3 1/2 months). In 8 of the 25 eyes, a risk factor for RD (i.e., high myopia, lattice degeneration, or a history of RD in the fellow eye) was present. All but one of the detachments was successfully repaired.

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PubMed1975

Common bacterial pathogens in Addis Ababa, 1969-1974. I. frequency of isolation.

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