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¹M.D. Sivas Numune Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic,
²M.D., Turhal State Hospital, Eye Clinic, Turhal-Tokat/TURKEY A 40-year-old male patient presented at our clinic with sudden onset of right vision loss. The history revealed that the sudden vision loss had occurred while performing daily office tasks and he had not been involved in any forceful physical activity. He had been using garlic extract daily for the last 2 years for hypercholesterolemia. On fundoscopic examination, intraretinal hemorrhages were present at the macula and there were preretinal hemorrhages around the optic disc in the right eye. A diagnosis of valsalva-like retinopathy was made. The final follow-up revealed that the macular intraretinal hemorrhages and the preretinal hemorrhages around the optic disc had been resorbed. In conclusion, we believe that garlic extracts showed similar effects to anticoagulant drugs and facilitated the development of valsalva-like retinopathy in this case while also increasing the severity of the hemorrhages. Keywords : Clopidogrel, garlic, valsalva maneuver