Decompression retinopathy is defined as retinal haemorrhages that typically occur after glaucoma filtration surgery.1,2
Orbital decompression is a common surgery performed to treat patients with thyroid related orbitopathy for functional or cosmetic indications.3,4 Many complications have been described with the surgery, but this surgery has never been associated with retinal haemorrhages.
We describe a case of a 70 year old woman, who developed bilateral retinal haemorrhages after staged bilateral orbital decompression surgeries.
A 70 year old woman with the diagnosis of euthyroid Graves’ disease was referred because of severe proptosis. Past ophthalmic history revealed two previous strabismus surgeries. Past medical history was unremarkable with no history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease, also she was not taking aspirin or any other blood thinning medications.
Ophthalmic examination showed visual acuity of 20/20 in each eye. Both orbits were moderately firm to retropulsion. IOP was within normal limits …
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