2. • Vitreous haemorrhage usually occurs from
the retinal vessels and may present as
preretinal (sub-hyaloid) or an intragel
haemorrhag
• The intragel haemorrhage may involve
anterior, middle, posterior or the whole
vitreous body
3. Causes :-
• Retinal tear, PVD and RD may have associated
vitreous haemorrhage
• Trauma to eye
• Inflammatory
diseases
• Vascular disorders, e.g., hypertensive retinopathy
4. • Metabolic diseases such as diabetic retinopathy
• Bleeding disorders, e.g., purpura, haemophilia
• Other causes include Coat’s diseases, radiation
retinopathy, retinal capillary aneurysm
5. Symptoms :-
• Sudden painless loss of vision
• Floaters of sudden onset occur when the
vitreous haemorrhage is small
6. Signs :-
• Distant direct ophthalmoscopy :-the red glow in
small haemorrhages no red glow in a large
haemorrhage
• Slit-lamp examination shows normal anterior
segment and a reddish mass in the vitreous
