A case of purtscher-like retinopathy following a motor vehicle accident.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy following seat belt compression of the chest in a motor vehicle accident.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 53-year-old woman developed Purtscher-like retinopathy following compression of the chest by her seat belt in a motor vehicle accident. Observation was recommended, and on follow-up examination at 8 weeks her vision, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography had returned to baseline.


CONCLUSIONS
Seat belts may produce chest compression to induce a Purtscher-like retinopathy in varying degrees associated with the severity of the accident and subsequent compressive forces of the seat belt.
From the Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Hilary M
HM
Grabe
David N
DN
Zacks