Pneumatic Displacement Performed for A Large Submacular Hemorrhage in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Abstract

Submacular hemorrhage (SMH) is defined as blood in the area between the neurosensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The etiology that is frequently brought on by intraocular tumors, trauma, myopic choroidal neovascularization, macro-aneurysm, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A significant submacular bleeding is a typical PCV symptom. This case report is to report a submacular hemorrhage case which are managed with pneumatic displacement. A 65-year-old man complaining of a sudden decrease in central vision. An evaluation of the fundus revealed a bleeding. The hemorrhage was 4-disc diameters on the largest meridian. The patient was performed pneumatic displacement. PCV presents with multiple, recurrent serosanguineous RPE detachments. Experts favor the timely displacement of subretinal blood from the macula because they believe that therapy timing is critical in the resolution of SMH. The functional prognosis is good, and it is linked to abrupt sight loss.