TWO WAYS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MASSIVE SUBMACULAR HEMORRHAGES COMPLICATING THE COURSE OF WET AMD (A CASE REPORT)
The pathological alterations in the posterior pole of the eye always affect visual acuity and quality of patients’ life significantly. Submacular hemorrhage (SMH) complicates and reduces visual acuity considerably. Purpose : to assess functional and anatomical outcomes of two different ways of surgical interventions in submacular hemorrhage in relation to the exudative form of AMD. Material and methods : giving the example of treating three patients with the same pathology, we performed functional and morphological assessment of the outcome of two ways of treatment. Results : it was noted that both methods of surgical treatment were safe and effective, and allowed to achieve visual acuity increase in patients with massive SMHs in short terms. Conclusions : the given method of treatment with the use of retinotomy is more laborious and two-stage, allowing to achieve the best visual acuity results and subjective patient’s feelings, and it does not demand the repeated injections of anti-VEGF medications due to the removal of the CNV area.