Purtscher's retinopathy
Purtscher's retinopathy is a big term that means there is something wrong with your eyes.
When we look at things, the light goes into our eyes and is focused on a part called the retina. The retina is like a camera that takes pictures of what we see and sends them to our brain so we can understand what we are looking at.
But if you have Purtscher's retinopathy, something has gone wrong with your retina. It can happen if you fall or hit your head really hard, or if you have a disease that affects your blood vessels.
What happens is that something called a clot or a blockage gets in the small blood vessels in your eye. Blood vessels are like tubes that carry blood all around your body, and the small ones in your eye are very important. When something blocks these small blood vessels, the part of your retina near them doesn't get the blood and oxygen it needs to work properly.
When this happens, you might start to see things differently. You might see big spots or fuzzy patches, or things might look blurry. It might be hard to see things in certain parts of your vision, like the sides or up and down. These problems might happen in both of your eyes or just one.
If you have Purtscher's retinopathy, your eye doctor will need to check your eyes very carefully to figure out exactly what's going on. They might do some special tests to look at your retina and see if there's a blockage or clot.
If they find a blockage or clot, they might try to treat it with medicine or special procedures. But sometimes, the damage to your retina is too severe and can't be fixed. In that case, your eye doctor will work with you to find ways to help you see as well as possible with the vision you have left.
When we look at things, the light goes into our eyes and is focused on a part called the retina. The retina is like a camera that takes pictures of what we see and sends them to our brain so we can understand what we are looking at.
But if you have Purtscher's retinopathy, something has gone wrong with your retina. It can happen if you fall or hit your head really hard, or if you have a disease that affects your blood vessels.
What happens is that something called a clot or a blockage gets in the small blood vessels in your eye. Blood vessels are like tubes that carry blood all around your body, and the small ones in your eye are very important. When something blocks these small blood vessels, the part of your retina near them doesn't get the blood and oxygen it needs to work properly.
When this happens, you might start to see things differently. You might see big spots or fuzzy patches, or things might look blurry. It might be hard to see things in certain parts of your vision, like the sides or up and down. These problems might happen in both of your eyes or just one.
If you have Purtscher's retinopathy, your eye doctor will need to check your eyes very carefully to figure out exactly what's going on. They might do some special tests to look at your retina and see if there's a blockage or clot.
If they find a blockage or clot, they might try to treat it with medicine or special procedures. But sometimes, the damage to your retina is too severe and can't be fixed. In that case, your eye doctor will work with you to find ways to help you see as well as possible with the vision you have left.