Roller coaster-associated retinal detachments.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to report two cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment noted immediately after roller coaster riding in an at-risk population.


METHODS
In separate incidents, a 35-year-old woman and a 45-year-old woman, both significantly myopic, presented with visual symptoms after riding roller coasters.


RESULTS
Both patients were found to have acute rhegmatogenous retinal detachments associated with myopic degenerative changes. The pathology supported an acute, traumatic etiology for the detachments.


CONCLUSIONS
Roller coaster riding should be considered an adjunct risk factor for retinal detachment in predisposed patients.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando; Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa; and Department of Ophthalmology, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida.
Saad
S
Shaikh