Hyphaema is a very common disorder causes are as follows Most common blunt trauma Spontaneous can be due to spontaneous neovascularisation of ANT segment Xanthogranuloma of iris retinoblastoma, rubeosis iridis iris melanoma Drugs like aspirin and warfarin sodium Post-surgical Post intraocular inflammatory disease Complications of hyphaema are Sec glaucoma In presence of sec glaucoma, one can get blood staining of the cornea Always admit a patient of hyphaema management Topical steroid eye drops Topical cyclopentolate eye ops Local carbonic anhydrase eye drops Never elevate the head of the patient. Hyphaema is a collection of blood that is RBC in a chamber in case of SC disease as red cells are abnormal. So they take longer time for absorption.
So the rate of complications of hyphaema in SD is relatively higher than non-sicklers. So, one should keep in mind to take the history of SCD…
