Skip to main content

Table 5 Description of the hemorrhagic complications and final outcomes

From: Hemorrhagic complications associated with suprachoroidal buckling

Case/Eye

Procedure

Hemorrhagic complication

Post-operative course

Final outcomes

Level

Timing

Step

Location

Site

Post-op outcomes

Associated post-op finding

Secondary procedure

Final anatomic status

Final BCVA

1

OD

SCB

Subretinal

Intra-operative

External fluid drainage

Inferonasal

Adjacent to the tear

Failure at day 1

 

PPV + C3F8

Success

20/40 (PSCC)

2

OD

SCB

Subretinal

Intra-operative

Injection of Healon 5 in the suprachoroidal space

Inferotemporal

Adjacent to the choroidal indentation (dome)

Success

BCVA 20/40 with 2 + NS and mild VH

Phaco + IOL + PPV and peeling for ERM at 1 year

Success

20/25

3

OD

SCB + C3F8

Subretinal

Intra-operative

External fluid drainage

Inferonasal with posterior extension through a gutter to the macula

At the site of the external fluid drainage

Failure at week 1

 

PPV + + Phaco + IOL + C3F8

Success

20/50

4

OS

SCB + SF6

Subretinal

Post-operative

Inferotemporal

At the site of the subretinal fluid drainage

Failure at week 1

Small and localized subretinal hemorrhage

PPV + Phaco + IOL + C3F8

Success

20/25

5

OS

SCB + PPV + Phaco + IOL + silicon oil

Subretinal + suprachoroidal

Intra-operative

FAX

Inferior (180 degrees)

 

Failure at month 2

Post-op hyphema

PPV + FAX + removal of IOL and bag + silicon oil

Hypotony, advanced PVR and phthisis bulbi

NLP

6

OD

SCB

Suprachoroidal

Post-operative

Inferotemporal

Adjacent to the choroidal indentation (dome)

Success

Mild VH (seen pre-op)

None

Success

20/30

  1. AC anterior chamber, C3F8 isolated octafluoropropane (C3F8) intravitreal gas injection, ERM epiretinal membrane, Failure anatomic failure defined as post-operative re-detachment of the retina, FAX fluid-air exchange, IOL intraocular lens, NS nuclear sclerosis, PPV par plana vitrectomy, Phaco phacoemulsification, PSCC posterior subcapsular cataract, Success anatomic success defined as post-operative attached retina, SF6 isolated sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) intravitreal gas injection, SCB suprachoroidal buckling, VH vitreous hemorrhage