Saturday Night Retinopathy with Ophthalmoplegia: A Case Series

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present three cases of Saturday night retinopathy. The study design was observational case series. We described three cases who presented to our centre with acute visual loss following intravenous drug abuse and stupor leading to continuous pressure on the orbit while asleep. All cases presented with acute vision loss and had funduscopic evidence of ophthalmic or central retinal artery occlusion. Two of the cases presented with ophthalmoplegia and proptosis. One of the cases had significantly increased intraocular pressure with corneal oedema. All cases had fixed and non-reactive pupils with significant relative afferent pupillary defect. One case also had accompanying peroneal nerve damage. All three cases had poor visual outcomes. Saturday night retinopathy is a blinding condition with either central retinal or ophthalmic artery occlusion, which may present with transient orbital congestion and ophthalmoplegia. It may be accompanied by other nerve damage from compression in other parts of the body and is caused by prolonged positional pressure on the orbit.