Citation

Shaikh S. Retin. Cases Brief Rep. 2011; 5(2): 128-129.

Affiliation

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.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Wolters Kluwer)

DOI

10.1097/ICB.0b013e3181c65479

PMID

25389880

Abstract

PURPOSE: 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.

CONCLUSION: Roller coaster riding should be considered an adjunct risk factor for retinal detachment in predisposed patients.

Language: en