A Case of Solar Retinopathy.
- Author:
Kee Ho KIM
1
;
Byung Joo SONG
;
Young In CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Damaging effect of light;
Solar retinopathy;
Yellowish-white foveolar lesion
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Retinaldehyde;
Scotoma;
Solar System;
Vision Disorders
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(10):1864-1869
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The damaging effect o flight on the eye has been recognized for centuries. Solar retinopathy is a well-recognized clinical entity of retinal damage caused by direct or indirect exposure to the sun. Symptoms of solar retinopathy include decreased vision, metamorphopsia, micropsia, and central or paracentral scotoma. Typical solar retinopathy presents clinically as a small yellowish-white foveolar lesion. The authors experienced a case of solar retinopathy which occurred in a 25-year-old female on both eyes upon gazing at the sun for 4 hours.
