Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up
Abstract Background To document the visual acuity, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings and prognosis in10 eyes of 6 patients with foveal damage from solar retinopathy in 1 year. Methods This was a prospective, observational case series of patients presented by solar maculo...
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| author | Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah Engy Mohammed Mostafa Mohamed Abdelatif Anber Islam Saad El Saman Mohammed Ezz Eldawla |
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| description | Abstract Background To document the visual acuity, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings and prognosis in10 eyes of 6 patients with foveal damage from solar retinopathy in 1 year. Methods This was a prospective, observational case series of patients presented by solar maculopathy at Ophthalmology department, Sohag University. All patients underwent visual acuity (VA) testing, refraction, dilated fundus examination fluorescein angiography (FA) and SD-OCT (spectral Domain ocular coherence Tomography) imaging and follow up for 1 year. Results The mean age was 16.5 years (range 9–27 years, both eyes are affected in 4 patients. The mean spherical equivalent (SE) was – 0.25 ± 0.50 D. The visual acuity of the affected eyes ranged from 0.4 to 0.9 on presentation. At presentation Significant foveal pathology was identified on SD-OCT in 10 eyes, All eyes showed disruption of the photoreceptor ellipsoid zone and the interdigitation zone on SD-OCT, Follow up of the cases continued for 1 year.100% of cases showed improvement in VA: 20% eyes regained 1, 50% eyes with VA of 0.9; two eyes 20% 0.8 and one eyes (10%) with 0.4. The improvement began after 1 week and reached its maximum and became stationary after the 6th month of follow up, the outer retinal hole persist in OCT in 80% of cases. Conclusion Solar maculopathy has a good prognosis yet shows no improvement after 6 months. Young age might pose as a risk factor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efc285b1316040ceb93681eb589875462022-12-21T17:17:38ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152019-09-011911910.1186/s12886-019-1199-6Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow upMarwa Mahmoud Abdellah0Engy Mohammed Mostafa1Mohamed Abdelatif Anber2Islam Saad El Saman3Mohammed Ezz Eldawla4Ophthalmology Department, Sohag UniversityOphthalmology Department, Sohag UniversityOphthalmology Department, Sohag UniversityOphthalmology Department, Sohag UniversityOphthalmology Department, Sohag UniversityAbstract Background To document the visual acuity, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings and prognosis in10 eyes of 6 patients with foveal damage from solar retinopathy in 1 year. Methods This was a prospective, observational case series of patients presented by solar maculopathy at Ophthalmology department, Sohag University. All patients underwent visual acuity (VA) testing, refraction, dilated fundus examination fluorescein angiography (FA) and SD-OCT (spectral Domain ocular coherence Tomography) imaging and follow up for 1 year. Results The mean age was 16.5 years (range 9–27 years, both eyes are affected in 4 patients. The mean spherical equivalent (SE) was – 0.25 ± 0.50 D. The visual acuity of the affected eyes ranged from 0.4 to 0.9 on presentation. At presentation Significant foveal pathology was identified on SD-OCT in 10 eyes, All eyes showed disruption of the photoreceptor ellipsoid zone and the interdigitation zone on SD-OCT, Follow up of the cases continued for 1 year.100% of cases showed improvement in VA: 20% eyes regained 1, 50% eyes with VA of 0.9; two eyes 20% 0.8 and one eyes (10%) with 0.4. The improvement began after 1 week and reached its maximum and became stationary after the 6th month of follow up, the outer retinal hole persist in OCT in 80% of cases. Conclusion Solar maculopathy has a good prognosis yet shows no improvement after 6 months. Young age might pose as a risk factor.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-019-1199-6Solar maculopathyOuter retinal holeEclipse maculopathyFoveal lesions from sun rays |
| spellingShingle | Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah Engy Mohammed Mostafa Mohamed Abdelatif Anber Islam Saad El Saman Mohammed Ezz Eldawla Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up BMC Ophthalmology Solar maculopathy Outer retinal hole Eclipse maculopathy Foveal lesions from sun rays |
| title | Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up |
| title_full | Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up |
| title_fullStr | Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up |
| title_short | Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up |
| title_sort | solar maculopathy prognosis over one year follow up |
| topic | Solar maculopathy Outer retinal hole Eclipse maculopathy Foveal lesions from sun rays |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-019-1199-6 |
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