| Terson's syndrome = Terson described vitreous hemorrhages occurring
in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and attributed it to a sudden
increase in venous pressure that ruptures epipapillary and peripapillary
capillaries. About 20% of patients suffering of subarachnoid, or subdural
hemorrhages develop intraocular hemorrhages that in most cases are confined
at the posterior pole. Intraretinal and subretinal bleeding may also be
present, usually from the optic disc and retinal blood vessels. Subhyaloid
hemorrhages are usually present. In most cases these hemorrhages clear
spontaneously and vision function is unaffected. |
