Purtscher's retinopathy: epidemiology, clinical features and outcome

Aims:

To study the incidence, systemic associations, presenting features and natural history of Purtscher’s retinopathy in the UK and Ireland.

Methods:

Cases were collected prospectively by active surveillance through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit. Clinical details were obtained using an incident questionnaire, with follow-up at 1 and 6 months.

Results:

Clinical details were obtained for 15 cases over...