- Solar retinopathy
Solar retinopathy is damage to the
eye 'sretina , particularly themacula , from prolonged exposure tosolar radiation . It usually occurs due to staring at the sun or viewing asolar eclipse [Midwest Eye Care, P.C. [http://www.midwesteyecare.com/SubSection/index.php?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=183&ParentID=60 "Solar retinopathy".] ] Chen JC, Lee LR. [http://www.optometrists.asn.au/gui/files/ceo876390.pdf "Solar retinopathy and associated optical coherence tomography findings."] "Clin Exp Optom." 2004 Nov;87(6):390-3. PMID 15575813] .Pathophysiology
Although it is frequently claimed that the retina is burned by looking at the sun, retinal damage appears to occur primarily due to photochemical injury rather than thermal injury [Dobson R. [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7208/469 "UK hospitals assess eye damage after solar eclipse."] "BMJ." 1999 Aug 21;319(7208):469. PMID 10454393.] [Hunyor AB. "Solar retinopathy: its significance for the ageing eye and the younger pseudophakic patient." "Aust N Z J Ophthalmol." 1987 Nov;15(4):371-5. PMID 3435680.] .
igns and symptoms
*Reduced
visual acuity Sefic-Kasumovic S, Firdus H, Alimanovic E, Ljaljevic S, Sefic M. " [Eye injuries caused by an eclipse of the sun] ." "Med Arh." 2000;54(1):41-4. PMID 10872275] Kallmark FP, Ygge J. "Photo-induced foveal injury after viewing a solar eclipse." "Acta Ophthalmol Scand." 2005 Oct;83(5):586-9. PMID 16187997] .
*Centralscotoma .Vision loss due to solar retinopathy is typically reversible, lasting for as short as one month to over one year .Epidemiology
In a 1998 review of 26 patients with solar retinopathy, 60% reported a history of
sungazing Stokkermans TJ, Dunbar MT. "Solar retinopathy in a hospital-based primary care clinic." "J Am Optom Assoc." 1998 Oct;69(10):625-36. PMID 9805443] .References
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Retinopathy
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