All ophthalmologists have seen a hyphema: blood in the anterior chamber, often after significant ocular trauma. In many cases, this blood is just a small amount, and it resolves over the course of days to weeks as aqueous in the anterior chamber turns over. In some situations, however, the hyphema can be so severe that it nearly completely fills the anterior chamber and creates a large clot that does not clear without surgical intervention.
The degree of hyphema is typically described in terms relating to the amount of the anterior (Read more...)
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