PubMed ID: 37009084
Author(s): Mishra K, Iftikhar M, Channa R. A Case of Traumatic Choroidopathy With Subretinal Fluid. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2020 Sep 17;5(2):165-169. doi: 10.1177/2474126420951976. eCollection 2021 Mar-Apr. PMID 37009084
Journal: Journal Of Vitreoretinal Diseases, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2021
PURPOSE We report a unique case of blunt ocular trauma with subretinal fluid (SRF), presumed to be traumatic choroidopathy as evidenced by multimodal imaging.
METHODS A case report is presented.
RESULTS A 22-year-old woman involved in a motor vehicle accident presented 1 day later to our emergency department with blurred vision in the left eye. Visual acuity was 20/40, significant SRF was present throughout the macula, and fluorescein angiography showed diffuse pooling and leakage. There were no retinal tears or intraocular inflammation. Indocyanine green angiography performed a week later showed patchy hypofluorescence in the affected area. One month later, visual acuity had improved to 20/20 and the SRF and the hypofluorescence on indocyanine green angiography had resolved.
CONCLUSIONS Subfoveal collection of SRF may be a cause of decreased vision following blunt ocular trauma. We hypothesize that in our case choroidal hypoperfusion and retinal pigment epithelial dysfunction contributed to the SRF collection.
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