Citation

Andonegui Navarro J, Prat Madrazo M. Arch. Soc. Esp. Oftalmol. 2004; 79(4): 185-188.

Vernacular Title

Retinopatia traumatica bilateral asociada a latigazo cervical.

Affiliation

Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. jandonen@cfnavarra.es

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15124076

Abstract

CASE REPORT: A 20-year old female complained of a paracentral scotoma after having suffered a whiplash injury. Eye fundus examination and fluorescein angiography suggested the diagnosis of traumatic retinopathy. DISCUSSION: There is not a clear explanation to justify the development of traumatic retinopathy after an indirect ocular trauma. Some authors favour a mixed mechanism, mechanic and vascular, to explain these alterations. We consider that a vascular aetiology is the most possible explanation for the development of traumatic retinopathy.

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