| Purtscher's retinopathy | |
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| Anatomy of eye(Retina on top) | |
| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
Purtscher's retinopathy is a disease where part of the eye (retina) is damaged. Usually associated with severe head injuries, it may also occur with other types of trauma, such as long bone fractures, or with several non-traumatic systemic diseases. However, the exact cause of the disease is not well understood. There are no treatments specific for Purtscher's retinopathy, and the prognosis varies. The disease can threaten vision, sometimes causing temporary or permanent blindness.
It is named for the Austrian ophthalmologist, Othmar Purtscher (1852–1927), who detected it in 1910 and described it fully in 1912.
The term Purtscher-like retinopathy is used when there is no history of trauma.[1]
- ^ Tripathy K, Patel BC. Purtscher Retinopathy. 2023 Apr 3. In: [StatPearls] [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 31194324.