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The causes of spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage are well known. The frequency of the various etiologies of these hemorrhages has been reported by several authors (Winslow, ’80, Butner, ’82, Morse, ’74). Diabetes has been shown to be the most common cause of spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage, with the second and third most common causes retinal tears and rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. The density of the hemorrhages in these cases varied from microscopic blood to very dense hemorrhage. Echographic examination of these latter cases is usually performed to evaluate the posterior segment.
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Green, R.L. (1987). The echographic evaluation of spontaneous vitreous hemorrhage. In: Ossoinig, K.C. (eds) Ophthalmic Echography. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3315-6_40
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