J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1998 Oct;39(10):2484-2488.

Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Associated with Sexual Activity

• Jin YB
• Yoon IH

Abstract

A 70 year old male patient experienced a sudden visual acuity decrease in his left eye below 0.1 with preretinal, retinal and subretinal hemorrhage after excessive sexual activity. Four months later, his vision improved in the affected eye without any treatment. Eight months later, there was an area of organized sugbretinal hemorrhage remained around vascular arcade. We report this case with case review.

Keyword

visual Loss; Sexual activity

MeSH Terms

Aged
Hemorrhage
Humans
Male
Retinaldehyde
Sexual Behavior*
Visual Acuity
Retinaldehyde