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Tissue plasminogen activator-assisted vitrectomy for ruptured eye with suprachoroidal hemorrhage
Koichi Matsumoto1, Celso Soiti Matsumoto, Kei Shinoda
1Department of Ophthalmology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, University Hospital Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose:
To report a case of a ruptured eye with a suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) in which tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-assisted vitrectomy was successful in reconstructing the globe and restoring good vision.
Case:
A 32-year-old man was struck on the right eye by a surfboard. His eye was ruptured and his visual acuity decreased to hand movements. Surgery was immediately performed to successfully close the ruptured globe. Nine days later, a second surgery was performed, and tPA (25 µg/0.1 ml monteplase) was used to liquefy and drain the SCH. This freed enough vitreous space for a more comprehensive vitrectomy. Eighteen months after the injury, the retina remained attached, and the decimal best-corrected visual acuity improved to 0.8.
Conclusion:
tPA was helpful in lysing a massive SCH, thereby contributing to the excellent visual outcome. tPA-assisted drainage should be considered in cases of massive SCH when drainage is difficult due to an incomplete lysis of the clot.
