Sudden loss of visual acuity following intra-articular steroid injection in to the knee joint: a case report

BackgroundExogenous and endogenous steroids have been implicated in the pathogenesis of central serous choroioretinopathy in the literature. Central serous choroioretinopathy presents as sudden reduction in visual acuity.Case presentationDespite the fact that steroid injections are so commonly used in the Orthopaedics there is no information regarding central serous chorioretinopathy in Orthopaedic literature. We report a case of acute onset central serous chorioretinopathy following an intra-articular injection.ConclusionOrthopaedic surgeons and doctors dealing with Musculoskeletal problems need to be aware of this unusual complication of systemic steroid therapy and refrain from administering further steroids to patients with history of blurring of vision or sudden loss of visual acuity following previous steroid injections.

• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  The CASE Journal

• Publication date

  2008-12-30

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1186/1757-1626-1-428PMID 19116023PMCID 2631544
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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