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Vitreous Hemorrhage: Follow-up
Updated: Apr 7, 2008
Follow-up
Prognosis
- Prognosis depends upon the underlying cause of the hemorrhage, yet most vitreous hemorrhages resolve over time.
- Patients with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration have the most guarded prognoses.
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Keywords
vitreous hemorrhage, vitreoretinal disease, posterior pole, gelatinous substance, subinternal limiting membrane hemorrhage, retrohyaloid hemorrhage, subhyaloid hemorrhage, blood in vitreous, subarachnoid hemorrhage, SAH
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