Optical coherence tomography findings in early solar retinopathy

Histopathological studies of solar retinal lesions revealed retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptor damage. 1 2 We present two patients with acute, severe solar retinopathy after observation of the total eclipse on 11 August 1999. At present, the origin of this well delineated area of hyp...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 2000-05, Vol.84 (5), p.546-546
Main Authors: BECHMANN, MARTIN, EHRT, OLIVER, THIEL, MARTIN J, KRISTIN, NADINE, ULBIG, MICHAEL W, KAMPIK, ANSELM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Macular degeneration
Male
Pathology
Photoreceptors
Radiation Injuries - etiology
Retina
Retinal Diseases - etiology
Solar Activity
Sunlight - adverse effects
Tomography
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Summary:Histopathological studies of solar retinal lesions revealed retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptor damage. 1 2 We present two patients with acute, severe solar retinopathy after observation of the total eclipse on 11 August 1999. At present, the origin of this well delineated area of hyperreflectivity is unclear. [...]histopathological analysis 1 2 of solar retinopathy has demonstrated that mainly the pigment epithelium and outer segments of the photoreceptor layer are damaged.
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.84.5.546b