Acute contusion necrosis of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) can develop after blunt ocular injuries. Beside the RPE, the outer segment of the photoreceptor cell layer is also affected. The lesion may escape diagnosis because of associated damage and its quick progression to RPE atrophy. We present two young patients who had localized whitening of the retina with subretinal fluid adjacent to the optic disc after a blunt ocular injury. Fluorescein angiography revealed early fluorescein leakage under the affected retina. The lesion showed RPE atrophic change within a few days in both cases. The macula was not involved in either case and the vision remained good. The mechanism may have been related to the direct mechanical effects of the trauma rather than to vascular insufficiency.