PMID- 30930666
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1319-4534 (Print)
IS  - 1319-4534 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 1
DP  - 2019 Jan-Mar
TI  - Nd:YAG laser therapy for non-resolving premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage in Saudi 
      patients.
PG  - 61-65
LID - 10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.11.007 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To report anatomical and visual outcomes of Nd:YAG laser posterior 
      hyaloidotomy (NYPH) in Saudi patients affected by Premacular subhyaloid 
      haemorrhage (PMSHH). METHODS: 8 eyes from 8 patients (7 males and one female) 
      were treated with NYPH when no spontaneous resolution of PMSHH was noticed. The 
      cause of PMSHH was proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in 3 cases, Central 
      retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in 2 cases, Valsalva retinopathy in 2 cases, and 
      laser pointer injury in one case. The YAG laser was delivered using a Q switched 
      mode and 3 mirrors contact lens. One attempt of laser delivery was enough in 6 
      cases and 2 cases needed 2 attempts. The laser power needed ranged between 2 and 
      4 mJ. RESULTS: Anatomical success was achieved in all cases. The mean LogMAR VA 
      improved from 1.5 before treatment to 0.3 post-treatment. The difference is 
      statistically significant (p = 0.012). No complications related to Nd:YAG laser 
      therapy was reported in any of the study cases until the last follow up. 
      CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the outcomes of 
      NYPH for non-resolving PMSHH in Saudi cases. In this small cases series, the 
      procedure seems to be safe, effective, simple, cheap, and non-invasive treatment 
      modality for this disorder that is conducted in the outpatient setting. We think 
      it should be considered as a first option for cases of SHH covering the fovea due 
      to various aetiologies.
FAU - Allam, Khalid
AU  - Allam K
AD  - King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - AlMutairi, Naif
AU  - AlMutairi N
AD  - King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Ellakwa, Amin F
AU  - Ellakwa AF
AD  - Ophthalmology Department, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
FAU - Abdelkader, Ehab
AU  - Abdelkader E
AD  - Ophthalmology Department, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
AD  - Ophthalmology Department, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181208
PL  - India
TA  - Saudi J Ophthalmol
JT  - Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological 
      Society
JID - 9425601
PMC - PMC6424697
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Nd:YAG laser
OT  - Posterior hyaloidotomy
OT  - Subhyaloid haemorrhage
EDAT- 2019/04/02 06:00
MHDA- 2019/04/02 06:01
PMCR- 2018/12/08
CRDT- 2019/04/02 06:00
PHST- 2018/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/11/05 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/11/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/04/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/04/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/04/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S1319-4534(18)30381-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.11.007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan-Mar;33(1):61-65. doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.11.007. 
      Epub 2018 Dec 8.