Where exactly does retinal hemorrhage occur? You will understand after reading this article

Some patients feel incredible when they are diagnosed with "retinal hemorrhage", "My eyes are fine, there is no bleeding, is it a mistake?"

Retinal hemorrhage is a common disease in ophthalmology clinics and a relatively serious disease that can affect our vision. However, most patients do not know about "retinal hemorrhage". Today, Dr. Yan Jing, chief physician of the fundus disease department of Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, explains retinal hemorrhage to us.

01. The location of the “fundus”

To understand retinal hemorrhage, let us first look at where the fundus is. This is a cross-sectional image of the side of the eyeball to help everyone understand the location of the "fundus".

Yan Jing, chief physician of the fundus disease department of Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, said that fundus hemorrhage is not a disease, but a physical sign that can occur in a variety of diseases or trauma. Fundus hemorrhage generally refers to retinal, choroidal hemorrhage or vitreous hemorrhage. The fundus is located at the deepest part of the eyeball, so when fundus hemorrhage occurs, it cannot be seen from the outside of the eyeball. Patients with mild fundus hemorrhage may not feel any discomfort, and it can only be discovered through professional fundus examination. Severe fundus hemorrhage can cause patients to have decreased vision or even blindness, which is very dangerous! There are many causes of fundus hemorrhage, the most common of which are abnormal blood vessels in the eye, systemic cardiovascular disease, blood disease, inflammatory diseases, etc.

Symptoms of retinal hemorrhage

Chief Physician Yan Jing introduced that the causes of retinal hemorrhage are relatively complex, and the symptoms of retinal hemorrhage are not the same.

1. If the amount of bleeding is small and located in the optic disc and peripheral retina, there may be no obvious symptoms.

2. If the amount of bleeding is large, the patient will feel that there are dark shadows floating in front of his eyes, and his vision will be partially or completely blocked, leaving only light vision.

3. If the hemorrhage is located in the center of the retina (macular area), the patient will lose central vision, that is, the central area is unclear and obscured by dark shadows, but there is still some vision in the periphery.

So how to treat retinal hemorrhage?

The causes of retinal hemorrhage are different and the disease develops at different stages, so there are many different targeted treatment methods, and even two or more treatment methods can be combined. In short: for retinal hemorrhage, first find out the cause, identify the disease, and then treat it in a targeted manner.