Incidence of submacular haemorrhage (SMH) in Scotland: a Scottish Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (SOSU) study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Submacular haemorrhage (SMH) is a cause of severe visual loss in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). The incidence is uncertain and furthermore there is no widely used classification system nor agreed best practice. The aim of this national surveillance study was to identify the incidence, presenting features and clinical course of new fovea-involving submacular haemorrhage associated with nAMD.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent monthly to every ophthalmic specialist in Scotland over a 12-month period asking them to report all newly presenting patients with acute SMH secondary to nAMD of at least two disc diameters (DDs) in greatest linear diameter. A follow-up questionnaire was sent 6 months after initial presentation. Cases related to other causes w

SUBMITTER: Al-Hity A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6460709 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature