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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar 7:2016:bcr2016214442.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214442.

Poppers retinopathy

Joshua Luis  1 , Meena Virdi  1 , Shahriar Nabili  1
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Case Reports

Poppers retinopathy

Joshua Luis et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of a 52-year-old man with sudden, bilateral central loss of vision as a result of inhalation of 'poppers'. He was found to have characteristic changes on optical coherence tomography. With conservative treatment, the patient's vision improved marginally at 3 months follow-up. An overview of previous published cases is also included.

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Figure 1
Spectral domain OCT on presentation, showing symmetrical disruption of the inner/outer segment layers (red arrows) top—right eye, bottom—left eye. OCT, optical coherence tomography.
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Figure 2
Improvement at 3 months follow-up.
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