Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE, proposed a “slightly new way” of interpreting retinal hemorrhage at the virtual ...

Retinal hemorrhages, subdural hemorrhages, and acute severe encephalopathy are considered highly suggestive, rather than diagnostic, of abusive head trauma. Evidence shows, for example, that retinal ...

Systemic hypertension in very young children is uncommon. The conditions associated with acute or intermittent hypertension include renal vascular or parenchymal disease, drugs or poisons, central or ...

Trauma-induced retinal hemorrhages are rare, but if a patient comes in with one be sure to conduct a comprehensive examination. Experts agree that possible damage to the globe and retina have more ...

Purpose The characteristic findings in accidental head injury consist of linear skull fracture, epidural haematoma, localized subdural haematoma, or cortical contusion because of a linear or ...

December 9, 2009 — Patients with acute onset of floaters and/or flashes caused by suspected posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), or patients with known PVD and a change in symptoms, should be ...

Retinal tears can result from age-related changes to the eye, trauma and injuries, and complications from eye surgery. Retinal tears are a vision-disrupting condition that can affect the clarity of ...

Valsalva Retinopathy is a form of retinal haemorrhage caused by a sudden increase in pressure in the chest and abdomen, leading to ruptured retinal capillaries and a preretinal haemorrhage. It occurs ...

The retina is a thin piece of tissue that sits on the back wall of the eye, says Brian VanderBeek, MD, an ophthalmologist at Penn Medicine and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Hospital of ...