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  • Title: [Purtscher's syndrome. An example of a rare occurrence of ocular complication after thoracic compression trauma].
    Author: Schenk C, Holak H, Holak N, Olinger A.
    Journal: Unfallchirurg; 2005 Feb; 108(2):167-9. PubMed ID: 15729588.
    Abstract:
    Purtscher's retinopathy is a traumatic angiopathy, most commonly caused by head and chest trauma. Retinal signs include white ischemic infarcts (cotton-wool spots or Purtscher flecken) and hemorrhages (dot and blot, preretinal, or flame). The prognosis for patients with decreased vision is unpredictable. We report one case of this disease developing 3 days after a motorcycle accident.
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