Sub-Inner Limiting Membrane Hemorrhage Secondary to Dengue Fever Treated With Nd: YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy
<b>Purpose:</b> To report a patient with a sub-inner limiting membrane (ILM) hemorrhage secondary to dengue fever treated with neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser hyaloidotomy. <b>Methods:</b> A single case was evaluated. <b>Results:</b> A 41-year-old man presented with sudden vision loss in the left eye 10 days after being diagnosed with dengue fever. Funduscopy showed a sub-ILM macular hemorrhage in the left eye. Out of concern for retinal toxicity and to quickly restore visual acuity (VA), an Nd:YAG laser hyaloidotomy was performed. One month after the procedure, the logMAR VA in the left eye improved from 0.1 to 1.0 with complete resolution of the hemorrhage. <b>Conclusions:</b> Given the substantial increase in cases of dengue fever and its possible ophthalmologic involvement, this case highlights the importance of an ophthalmologic examination with funduscopy in patients with a sub-ILM hemorrhage and the possibility of treatment with an Nd:YAG laser.
Authors
- Kenzo Hokazono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-6833)
- Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-3186)
- Bruna Depieri Michels
Institutions
- Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264251317459
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88