Treatment of subretinal hemorrhages with tissue plasminogen activator.

Curr Opin Ophthalmol

Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Published: June 2001

Submacular hemorrhages pose a danger to visual acuity. Intervention may help prevent or mitigate severe visual loss. Pneumatic displacement and vitrectomy with direct evacuation are two methods of treating submacular hemorrhages. Tissue plasminogen activator may be an important adjunct to these techniques.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00055735-200106000-00011DOI Listing

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