title: Optical coherence tomography of traumatic maculopathy following blunt trauma with sugarcane.
abstract: An unusual case of traumatic maculopathy following blunt trauma with a sugarcane stick is reported in a 12-year-old boy. An area of parafoveal exudates associated with decrease in visual acuity was observed in the affected eye of the patient. Baseline parameters related to the best-corrected visual acuity, visual fields, fundus photographs, fluorescein angiography, and macular optical coherence tomography were performed and the patient was observed for 6 months with conservative management. There was complete resolution of the exudates with commensurate increase in the best-corrected visual acuity over this period. This unusual presentation of traumatic maculopathy is discussed along with the role of optical coherence tomography in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Center, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Zia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Basudeb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Usha Kaul
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D031786:Saccharum; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology