High-altitude retinopathy
High-altitude retinopathy
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DOI：
10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70149-7
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发表时间：
1997-03-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Kuba, GB
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作者：
Lang, GE;Kuba, GB
PURPOSE: To report a patient with high-altitude retinopathy.METHODS: A 30 year old man with high altitude retinopathy was examined and treated.RESULTS: After spending 2 weeks at an altitude of 7,000 meters and then descending to sea level, the patient's visual acuity was RE, 20/20 and LE, 20/50, Intraretinal hemorrhages in both eyes and a scotoma in the left eye were found. Blood cell count was normal, but hematocrit had increased to 53%. The patient was treated with isovolemic hemodilution, pentoxifylline, and aspirin, which reduced hematocrit to 41%, Visual acuity and visual field returned to normal, and intraretinal hemorrhages resolved.CONCLUSION: High altitude hemoconcentration should be treated in patients with high altitude retinopathy.
