title: Postpartum central retinal artery occlusion simulating Purtscher's retinopathy.
abstract: A 30-year-old woman noticed sudden visual loss in her right eye 3 days after a normal childbirth and without eclampsia during pregnancy. An ophthalmic examination revealed that she had impending central retinal artery occlusion and her right visual acuity was 20/2000, which recovered to 20/30. A systemic examination showed hypercoagulability and hyperlipidemia but no abnormal findings on brain CT scan and echocardiography. Clinical features of this case were very similar to Purtscher's retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity