Pneumatic Displacement of Submacular Hemorrhage with Subretinal Air and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Initial United States Experience

This initial experience of injecting subretinal air at the time of tPA injection during PPV showed the technique to be effective, with high consistency to displace SMH away from the fovea and even out to the periphery, and resulted in improved VA and retinal thickness. Some cases of subretinal pigment epithelial hemorrhage also benefit from this technique.