Introduction
Snake bites are a life-threatening medical emergency, with half of the
global snake bite deaths happening in India, and have been included
among the neglected tropical diseases of developing countries by the
World Health Organisation [1]. The complications of snakebite,
either neurological or hematological are attributed to its venom and
usually include local tissue damage, systemic effects including shock,
systemic bleeding, respiratory muscle paralysis, coagulopathy,
neurotoxicity, and renal failure depending upon the type of toxin
injected [2]. Ocular complications, however, are rare except for
injury to the cornea or conjunctiva directly exposed to the venom
[3]. We present a case of seldom reported isolated unilateral
subhyaloid hemorrhage induced by a snake bite and illustrate the
pathophysiological mechanisms that may link envenomation to retinal
hemorrhage.