How a retinal hemorrhage is treated depends on a few factors:
- What caused it.
- How much your vision is affected.
- How severe the bleeding in your retina is.
Many people don’t need treatment. If you have a small retinal hemorrhage that isn’t getting worse and isn’t affecting your ability to see, you’ll probably only need a few follow-up eye exams to make sure the hemorrhage is healing on its own. Your eye care specialist will tell you how often you’ll need your eyes checked.
If you do need treatment, you might need one of the following procedures:
- Laser or cryotherapy to repair the retinal hemorrhage.
- Surgery to normalize pressure in your eye or reattach your retina.
An injection of medication like anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) or a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation inside your eye.