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¹M.D. Asistant, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul/ TURKEY
²M.D. Asistant Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul/TURKEY
³M.D. Professor, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul/ TURKEY Purtscher's retinopathy is a rare condition that is noted in cases related to trauma. Fourty-three year old male patient with a history of occupational trauma was referred to our clinic with visual impairment. Temporal optic disc pallor in right eye and diffuse optic atrophy in left eye were observed in ophthalmoscopy. Bilateral widespread Purtscher fleckens and retinal hemorrhages have been observed in post pole in fundus photography taken three weeks after trauma. Purtscher's retinopathy should come to mind in patients with visual impairment who have a trauma history. Keywords : Purtscher, retinopathy, trauma