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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Trauma care
  • Retinal injuries

Background:

  • Acute traumatic maculopathy and extramacular retinal injuries are common causes of visual impairment.
  • Understanding the prognosis and typical locations of these injuries is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the prognosis and retinal location in patients with acute traumatic maculopathy and extramacular retinal injuries.
  • To analyze visual acuity outcomes following these specific types of ocular trauma.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective, noninterventional case series was conducted.
  • Data were extracted from patient records at the Birmingham Midland Eye Centre Eye Casualty from 2007 to 2011.
  • Visual acuity (VA) was the primary outcome measure.

Main Results:

  • For macular commotio retinae (n=34), 74% recovered to ≥ 20/30 VA, with a median recovery of 0.18 logMAR.
  • For extramacular commotio retinae (n=58), 95% recovered to ≥ 20/30 VA, with a median recovery of 0.076 logMAR.
  • Extramacular injuries most frequently occurred in the inferotemporal (37%) and temporal (17%) locations.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first report on the prognosis of acute traumatic maculopathy and extramacular commotio retinae.
  • While many patients achieve good VA, 26% with macular injury had VA ≤ 20/30, with potential for further visual impairment.
  • Reduced VA after extramacular injury may indicate occult macular damage; inferotemporal location correlates with direct trauma patterns.