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Title: [Valsalva's maneuver: not always benign]. Author: Schipper I. Journal: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd; 1991 May; 198(5):457-9. PubMed ID: 1886384. Abstract: Five cases are being discussed here, where an apparently harmless Valsalva manoeuvre caused different clinical manifestations in the eyes: a large central preretinal hemorrhage, diffuse retinal hemorrhages, a Purtscher retinopathy and a blindness associated with a haematoma of the upper and lower lid of the right eye, probably caused by bleeding in the sheeths of the optic nerve. It is important to note that a Valsalva manoeuvre can cause different manifestations in the eye, apart from the known small premacular haemorrhage. Since the Valsalva manoeuvre is a common phenomenon, one should keep it in mind when observing unclear ocular findings.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]