Home care of hyphemas

Cases of 20 patients with grade 1 hyphema were studied retrospectively. They were divided into two groups of ten patients each. Although the rate of clearing of the blood from the anterior chamber was slightly longer in the group treated at home, it was not statistically significant. There was no blood staining of the cornea in the home-treated group, and the final corrected visual acuity was as good as in those hospitalized for treatment. Although this is a small series of cases, home care with daily office follow-up study, especially for small hyphemas, seems to be an acceptable mode of therapy and does not seem to alter the prognosis for visual acuity.