Sub-Tenon’s urokinase injection-assisted vitrectomy in early treatment of suprachoroidal hemorrhage: Four cases report

Table 1 Preoperative clinical characteristics

Patient No.	Age (yr)	Chief complaints	History of present illness	History of past illness	Physical examination	Laboratory testing
1	73	Vision loss for 10 d (L)	Phaco 10 d before	Glucoma for more than 30 yr	VA: LP	(-)
					IOP: 6.7 mmHg
					Aphakia
					Retinal detachment
2	56	Vision loss for 5 d (L)	ECCE 5 d before	Hypertension	VA: HM	(-)
					IOP: 9.6 mmHg
					Aphakia
					Iridocoloboma
					Aphakia
					Vitreous hemorrhage
3	61	Vision loss for 7 d (R)	Phaco 8 d before	High myopia	VA: HM	(-)
					IOP: 9.2 mmHg
					Vitreous incarceration
					Aphakia
					Choroidal detachment
4	52	Vision loss for 12 d (R)	Trauma 12 d before, and the wound was sutured	Trauma	VA: LP	(-)
					IOP: 6.7 mmHg
					Hyphema
					Vitreous incarceration
					Aphakia
					Vitreous hemorrhage

L: Left eye; R: Right eye; Phaco: Phacoemulsification; ECCE: Extracapsular cataract extraction; VA: Vision acuity; LP: Light perception; HM: Hand motion; IOP: Intraocular pressure.

Table 2 Intraoperative clinical characteristics

Patient No.	1	2	3	4
Lens status at the time of intervention	Aphakia	Aphakia	Aphakia	Aphakia
Preoperative findings	Retinal detachment	Vitreous hemorrhage	Vitreous incarceration, subretinal hemorrhage	Hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage
Drainage during surgery	Good drainage of blood	Partial drainage of blood	Good drainage of blood	Good drainage of blood
Instillation of PFCL	No	No	No	No
Tamponade	Silicone oil	Silicone oil	None	Silicone oil
Anatomic success	Retinal and choroidal reattachment	Choroidal reattachment	Choroidal reattachment	Choroidal reattachment

PFCL: Perfluorocarbon liquids.

Table 3 Best corrected visual acuity

Patient No.	Prior to SCD	1 mo follow-up	Last follow-up (mo)
1	LP	NLP	NLP (7)
2	HM	CF	20/1000 (14)
3	HM	CF	20/1000 (6)
4	LP	LP	LP (24)

SCD: Suprachoroidal hemorrhage drainage; LP: Light perception; NLP: No light perception; HM: Hand motion; CF: Counting fingers.