TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A case of purtscher-like retinopathy following a motor vehicle accident
JO  - Retinal cases and brief reports
A1  - Grabe, Hilary M.
A1  - Zacks, David N.
SP  - 369
EP  - 371
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE:: To describe a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy following seat belt compression of the chest in a motor vehicle accident. <br><br>METHODS:: Case report. <br><br>RESULTS:: A 53-year-old woman developed Purtscher-like retinopathy following compression of the chest by her seat belt in a motor vehicle accident. Observation was recommended, and on follow-up examination at 8 weeks her vision, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography had returned to baseline. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: Seat belts may produce chest compression to induce a Purtscher-like retinopathy in varying degrees associated with the severity of the accident and subsequent compressive forces of the seat belt.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-1089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0b013e3181780935
ID  - ref1
ER  -