MRCP revision battle 55.6: Purtscher retinopathy

Purtscher's retinopathy is characterised by cotton wool spots on fundoscopy with sudden detioration in vision.


It is classically associated with head trauma or chest trauma.

Other associations include:

• pancreatitis
• fat embolism
• amniotic fluid embolism
• vascular diseases

There is no treatment.


Finally - optic atrophy...