Prognostic Role of Macular Neovascular Membrane Subtype in Pneumatic Displacement of Macular Hemorrhages

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing pneumatic displacement (PD) for submacular hemorrhage (SMH), secondary to macular neovascularization (MNV) * Age 50 years or older at the time of SMH diagnosis * Caucasian ethnicity * SMH involving the central or internal ring of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grid (within a 3 mm circumference centered on the fovea) * SMH dimensions equal to or greater than one papillary diameter * Pneumatic displacement treatment performed within 36 hours of SMH diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * SMH estimated to be present for more than 15 days at the time of diagnosis * SMH secondary to conditions other than MNV * Presence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye * Aphakia in the study eye * Inadequate pupillary dilation, media opacities, or other impediments to retinal imaging * Previous pneumatic displacement procedures for SMH in the study eye * Ocular surgery in the 8 weeks preceding the pneumatic displacement intervention * Follow-up duration of less than 6 months following the procedure