Some observations concerning expulsive hemorrhage

The authors describe the occurrence of expulsive hemorrhage in 12 patients out of a total of 23,985 intraocular surgical operations (0.05%). As principal etiological factors they regard increased intraocular pressure in combination with coexisting hypertension and vascular sclerosis. Attention is drawn to the manifestation of the complication during the last years under the mild form of subchoroidal hemorrhage as a result of the use of osmotically acting drugs. In 9 cases the eyeball was salvaged.