title: Macular infarction and traumatic optic neuropathy following blunt ocular trauma.
abstract: Macular infarction is a visually disabling condition caused by a variety of reasons. It has rarely been described in association with blunt ocular trauma. We describe the case of a young healthy male who sustained injury with a bull's leg and presented with severe visual loss owing to macular infarction and traumatic optic neuropathy. This report of an angiographically documented macular infarct secondary to ocular contusion highlights an additional feature in the spectrum of ocular findings following blunt trauma that might lead to a severe and permanent affliction of vision.
authors.affiliation: ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Metu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.affiliation: ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawhney
authors.affiliation: ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, U.P., India.
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sardana
keywords: Blunt trauma; Macular infarction; Traumatic optic neuropathy