A Case of Solar Retinopathy.

Kim, Kee Ho; Song, Byung Joo; Choi, Young In

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(10):1864-1869.
Published online October 1, 1997.

A Case of Solar Retinopathy.

Kee Ho Kim, Byung Joo Song, Young In Choi

Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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김기호(Kee Ho Kim),송병주(Byung Joo Song),최영인(Young In Choi)

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.

Key Words: Damaging effect of light;Solar retinopathy;Yellowish-white foveolar lesion