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¹M.D. Sifa University, Department of Ophthalmology, Izmir/TURKEY
²M.D. Professor, Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Ophthalmology, Izmir/TURKEY Commotio retinae, is mainly due to the pathologic changes of the outer retina and especially photoreceptors and a real macular edema and extracellular fluid accumulation rarely associate to commotio retinae. In this case report, we performed an intravitreal Ozurdex® implant to an eye with persistent macular edema after a blunt trauma. We observed a dramatic improvement in visual acuity and macular edema after intravitreal Ozurdex® implantation. The dramatic improvement in our case report shows that more prospective studies are warranted to learn more information about the importance of inflammation and vasculary changes in the pathogenesis of the commotio retinae. Keywords : Commotio retinae, persistent macular edema, intravitreal dexamethasone implant