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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 72-75 |
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Valsalva retinopathy in Ibadan, South West Nigeria
Yewande Olubunmi Babalola, Tunji S Oluleye, Oluwole Iyiola Majekodunmi, Modupe A Ijaduola
Department of Ophthalmology, Retina and Vitreous Unit, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Yewande Olubunmi Babalola
Department of Ophthalmology, Retina and Vitreous Unit, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jmwa.jmwa_15_22
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We report the cases of three patients who presented to our retinal outpatient clinic over a 3-year period with sudden visual loss and features suggestive of subhyaloid or sub-internal limiting membrane haemorrhage characteristic of Valsalva (VS) retinopathy. The first patient was a 14-year-old male student with sudden visual loss in the left eye of 2 days with a history of cough. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/5 and counting fingers, respectively, in the right and left eyes. Our second patient was a 21-year-old primigravida at the gestational age of 32 weeks who presented with sudden visual loss in the right eye of 9-day duration associated with a history of vomiting and BCVA of counting fingers and 6/6 right and left eyes, respectively, whereas the third case was a 30-year-old P2+0 (2 alive) female with poor vision in the right eye post-delivery of a live neonate through vaginal delivery with BCVA of counting fingers and 6/6, respectively, in the right and left eyes at presentation. The patients' demographics, presentation and risk factors for VS retinopathy are discussed. All patients in this series were managed conservatively. |
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