A Case of Unilateral Purtscher Like Retinopathy After Spinal Surgery

Purtscher like retinopathy has the same presentation like Purtscher retinopathy but without any trauma history. A 48-year-old female presented to our clinic with a one month history of severe visual loss in her left eye. She had no systemic illness or trauma history. She had undergone disc herniation surgery one month before when applied to as. Her laboratory findings were normal but a slightly elevated total cholesterol level. Her vision was 20/20 in the right eye and counting fingers at 50 centimeter in the left eye. Fundus examination showed patched pattern of retinal whitening and hemorrhages. The clinical presentation of the patient might be related to increased orbital pressure due extended interval of prone positioning that led to chest compression.