Purtscher retinopathy is a well known, but seldom observed, member of traumatic retinopathies that has defied an exact etiology since it was first described by Purtscher a century ago. 1 Purtscher observed a delayed posterior pole retinopathy with hemorrhages and exudates in males who had sustained head injuries.

Purtscher retinopathy was first described in 1910 by Otmar Purtscher[1] in a man who fell from a tree and suffered cranial trauma. The author noted multiple abnormalities on fundoscopic examination, including retinal hemorrhage and retinal whitening, associated with diminished visual acuity. Patients with Purtscher's retinopathy present with loss of acuity in one or both eyes, ranging from minimal impairment to hand motions visual acuity. Acute fundus abnormalities in Purtscher's retinopathy include Purtscher flecken, cotton-wool spots, retinal hemorrhage, and optic disc swelling (Fig. 91.5). clinical presentation are termed as Purtscher's-like retinopa-thies.4 The incidence of Purtscher's retinopathy has been reported to be very low (0.24 per million population), but similar cases associated with acute pancreatitis are more common than cases associated with trauma.5 This paper reports a case of Purtscher's-like retinopathy asso- diabetic retinopathy, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in people age 20-74 years in the United. diabetic retinopathy pdf Approximately 8 of.The systemic complications of diabetes include retinopathy eyes, nephropathy. purtscher retinopathy pdf Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus. This retinopathy was first described by Othmar Purtscher, an Austrian ophthalmologist, in 1910, which he later referred to as "angiopathia retinae traumatica." Full text Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (528K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. case of typical Purtscher-like retinopathy without anyhistory of diseases that are already known to be capa-ble