Rajeev K Seth1, Ron A Adelman. 1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the case and OCT findings of a case of high altitude retinopathy (HAR). METHODS: Case report and review of literature. RESULTS: HAR is part of the clinical syndrome of high altitude illness, which includes acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema. A patient presented with decreased vision and HAR after ascending to an elevation of 24,757 feet. Associated optical coherence tomography findings and review of the literature are presented. CONCLUSIONS: HAR is an important entity to recognize, as it is associated with life-threatening high-altitude cerebral edema.
PURPOSE: To report the case and OCT findings of a case of high altitude retinopathy (HAR). METHODS: Case report and review of literature. RESULTS: HAR is part of the clinical syndrome of high altitude illness, which includes acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema. A patient presented with decreased vision and HAR after ascending to an elevation of 24,757 feet. Associated optical coherence tomography findings and review of the literature are presented. CONCLUSIONS: HAR is an important entity to recognize, as it is associated with life-threatening high-altitude cerebral edema.
Authors: M Dominik Fischer; Gabriel Willmann; Andreas Schatz; Kai Schommer; Ahmad Zhour; Eberhart Zrenner; Karl U Bartz-Schmidt; Florian Gekeler Journal: PLoS One Date: 2012-04-30 Impact factor: 3.240