Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Terson Syndrome

In 1900, the French Ophthalmologist Albert Terson reported vitreous hemorrhage related to aneurysmal rupture,1 likely caused by acute retinal venous hypertension from sudden increase in intracranial pressure.2 We describe 2 patients with a delayed diagnosis of Terson syndrome in whom computed tomography (CT) scans demonstrated the intraocular hemorrhage