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    ​ George A. Cioffi

    A message from George A. Cioffi, MD, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at CUIMC.

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Vitreous and Retina

  • Hereditary/Congenital
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  • Retinal Vascular Diseases
    • Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO)
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    • Neovascularization of the Disc
    • Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR)
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    • Panretinal Photocoagulation
    • Preretinal Hemorrhage
    • Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR)
    • Retinal Artery Macroaneurysm
    • Sickle Cell Proliferative Retinopathy
    • Subretinal Hemorrhage
    • Superior Hemicentral Retinal Vein Occlusion
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Flame-shaped Hemorrhage

Flame-shaped hemorrhages in a case of central retinal vein occlusion. Note also the disc edema, dot-blot hemorrhages and cotton-wool spots.
  • A form of intraretinal hemorrhages
  • Hemorrhage from the superficial capillary plexus.
  • Feather- or flame-shaped hemorrhages with indistinct borders indicate that blood accumulates at the level of nerve fiber layer, reflecting the structure of the nerve fiber layers that run parallel to the retinal surface. 
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