Pneumatic compaction treatment of acute subfoveal hemorrhage after blunt trauma in a patient with angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Conclusion: Pneumatic compaction in patients with acute subfoveal hemorrhage secondary to angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum compacts subfoveal hemorrhage, therefore improving oxygen and nutrient diffusion. This potentially spares foveal photoreceptors of ischemic and shearing injury, theoretically reducing subfoveal fibrosis and improving vision prognosis in these patients.
Source: Retinal Cases and Brief Reports - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research