Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Associated with Sexual Activity.
- Author:
Young Bin JIN
1
;
Ill Han YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
visual Loss;
Sexual activity
- MeSH:
Aged;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Male;
Retinaldehyde;
Sexual Behavior*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1998;39(10):2484-2488
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 70 year old male patient experienced a sudden visual acuity decrease in his left eye below 0.1 with preretinal, retinal and subretinal hemorrhage after excessive sexual activity. Four months later, his vision improved in the affected eye without any treatment. Eight months later, there was an area of organized sugbretinal hemorrhage remained around vascular arcade. We report this case with case review.
