title: Spontaneous closure of the retinal pigment epithelial microrupture caused by a retained retrobulbar pellet.
abstract: We describe a 48-year-old woman with a retained retrobulbar pellet and associated retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Spectral optical coherence tomography disclosed a focal microrupture of the retinal pigment epithelium. After two weeks of oral prednisolone treatment, the retinal pigment epithelial detachment was flattened and the microrupture was sealed. Optical coherence tomography is an important tool to elucidate the pathogenesis of blunt trauma-related posterior pole changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey. osman.saatci@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ali Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Saatci
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saatci
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*