Anzeige
Erschienen in:
01.05.2004 | Short Communication
Recurrent retinal vein occlusion after playing a wind instrument
Erschienen in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 5/2004
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhaltenAbstract
Purpose
To present a complication of repeated Valsalva maneuver.
Methods
Case report with serial intravenous fluorescein angiography and comprehensive workup for coagulopathies.
Results
After playing strenuous musical pieces, a solo trombonist suffered within 1 year three attacks of visual loss in the right eye; he had two attacks of inferior hemi-central retinal vein occlusion 2 months apart, followed by central retinal vein occlusion 10 months later. Final best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 6/60. He ended his professional career, and no further attacks occurred in the following 10 years.
Conclusion
Retinal vein occlusion with irreversible visual loss can occur after playing a strenuous piece of music on a high-resistance instrument.