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Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc · Jan 2013
Case ReportsSudden loss of vision following bilateral closed femoral nailing: a case of Purtscher's retinopathy.
- Saraswathivilasam S Suresh, George M Philips, and Canumalla Balachandra.
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.
- Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2013 Jan 1; 47 (4): 295-8.
AbstractNon-ocular causes of loss of vision following polytrauma have been rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of Purtscher's retinopathy in a 20-year-old male patient who had bilateral femur fracture. His vision became normal at 8 weeks follow-up without any intervention.
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