AN ATYPICAL CASE OF SOLAR MACULOPATHY

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 Jan 1;16(1):89-91. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000911.

Abstract

Purpose: To present a case of atypical solar maculopathy.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 7-year-old boy who viewed an eclipse 17 months earlier had macular findings blending features of solar and laser pointer maculopathies. The right macula clinically had a central 1,000-μm, slightly irregular round area of pigmentary changes and a tiny outer macular optical coherence tomography defect. In addition, the superior fovea had a hyperreflective mound-like retinal pigment epithelial detachment extending into the outer retina. The left macula contained several, more typical solar maculopathy lesions.

Conclusion: We describe a unique case of solar maculopathy displaying typical optical coherence tomography findings in both eyes along with a unilateral laser pointer-like hyperreflective retinal pigment epithelial detachment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Macular Degeneration* / diagnostic imaging
  • Macular Degeneration* / etiology
  • Male
  • Retinal Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Retinal Diseases* / etiology
  • Sunlight* / adverse effects
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence