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Hyphema | |
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Other names | Hyphaema |
Hyphema - occupying half of anterior chamber of eye | |
Specialty | Ophthalmology |
Hyphema is the medical condition of bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye between the iris and the cornea.[1] People usually first notice a loss or decrease in vision.[1] The eye may also appear to have a reddish tinge, or it may appear as a small pool of blood at the bottom of the iris in the cornea. A traumatic hyphema is caused by a blow to the eye.[1] A hyphema can also occur spontaneously.[2]
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