Eales disease
Overview
A rare eye disorder characterized by sudden vision loss, problems with eye blood vessuls and reoccurring eye blood vessel hemorrhages as well as oozing of clear thick fluid from inside the eyeball. Usually occurs after a stressful situation, trauma or after waking up.
Symptoms
* Sudden vision loss * Sudden vision impairment * Scotoma * Floating spots * Impaired ability to control voluntary movements * Pins and needles sensation * Speech disorder * Inflammation of retinal blood vessels * Retinal hemorrhage * Detached retina
Causes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Treatment
* Condition-dependent –Treatment of underlying systemic disease is often the only treatment * Laser and surgical intervention may be of benefit in diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusions, hypertensive retinopathy, Eales disease, retinal vascular tumors * Prognosis depends on degree of retinal damage and neurologic involvement * Report suspect child abuse to state agency