J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2001 Sep;42(9):1362-1366.
Two Cases of Photic Retinopathy by Excessive Exposure to Light of Sun and Operating Microscope
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Paul's Hospitial, Seoul, Korea.
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PURPOSE: To report two cases of photic retinopathy induced by excessive exposure to sunlight and operation microscope during cataract surgery.
METHODS
Two cases of photic retinopathy(case 1: a 33 year old woman exposed to excessive sun light, case 2: a 66 year old woman exposed to direct operating microscope during cataract surgery) were followed and observed with visual acuity, fundus examination and fluorescein angiography without specific treatment.
RESULTS
In both cases, best corrected visual acuity was improved to 1.0 and central scotoma decreased significantly.
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