Hyphaema
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| H21.0 | Hyphema |
| S05.1 | Contusion of the eyeball and orbital tissue Hyphema, traumatic |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The hyphaema or hyphäma (from the Greek ὑπό hypo ( lower ) and αἷμα haima (blood)) is an accumulation of blood in the lower area of the anterior chamber in ophthalmology . It can result from an injury , acute hemorrhagic iritis, or infection . When the head is upright, the accumulation of blood in the hyphaema appears as a horizontal mirror.
Hyphema, which fills half of the anterior chamber
Location of the accumulation of blood - a schematic section through the eye
