Flame-shaped retinal hemorrhage 2016-12-17T01:14:14Z Linear retina heme Feathered retinal heme Flame-shaped retinal haemorrhage Flame-shaped hemorrhages are typically located in the posterior pole and tend to resolve within around six weeks. THeir pathophysiology is thought to reflect ischemic leakage from arterioles or veins that are ischemic or, in the case of veins, under high pressure. A type of retinal hemorrhage that is located within the nerve fiber layer (NFL) of the retina and that exhibits a characteristic flame shape which results from constraints by the structure of the NFL (axons of the ganglion cells). Intraretinal hemorrhage