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Peter H. Morse, MD; Ali Aminlari, MD; Harold G. Scheie, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1974;92(4):297-298.

Abstract
The underlying cause of 200 cases of spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage was analyzed. In order of decreasing frequency, the major causes were diabetic retinopathy (54%), retinal break without retinal separation (17%), rhegmatogenous retinal separation (10%), posterior vitreous detachment (7.5%), retinal renovascularization following central or branch vein occlusion (3.5%), and hypertension (2%). Congenital retinoschisis, old uveitis with posterior vitreous detachment, SC hemoglobinopathy with retinal neovascularization, and chronic myelocytic leukemia with retinal neovascularization were less common causes. No cause could be determined in 2.5% of the cases.

Author Affiliations
From the Retina Service of the Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 19, 1973.

Read in part before the Alumni Association of the University of Pennsylvania Ophthalmological Association, June 23, 1973.

Reprint requests to Scheie Eye Institute, Myrin Circle, 51 N 39th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Dr. Morse).

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