Spontaneous closure of the retinal pigment epithelial microrupture caused by a retained retrobulbar pellet

Saatci A. O., Parlak M., Saatci I., Yaman A.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY, cilt.95, sa.5, ss.557-559, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 95 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00690.x
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.557-559
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We describe a 48-year-old woman with a retained retrobulbar pellet and associated retinal pigment epithelial detachment. Spectral optical coherence tomography disclosed a focal microrupture of the retinal pigment epithelium. After two weeks of oral prednisolone treatment, the retinal pigment epithelial detachment was flattened and the microrupture was sealed. Optical coherence tomography is an important tool to elucidate the pathogenesis of blunt trauma-related posterior pole changes.