Foveomacular retinitis and associated optical coherence tomography findings.
| Title | Foveomacular retinitis and associated optical coherence tomography findings. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Topouzis, F., Koskosas A., Pappas T., Anastasopoulos E., Raptou A., & Psilas K. |
| Journal | Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 333-5 |
| Date Published | 2007 Jul-Aug |
| ISSN | 1542-8877 |
| Keywords | Fovea Centralis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pigment Epithelium of Eye, Retinitis, Tomography, Optical Coherence |
| Abstract | A 45-year-old man presented with clinical manifestations of foveomacular retinitis, including visual symptoms and foveal lesions characteristic of solar retinopathy, but repeated questions failed to elicit a history of sun gazing. Cross-sectional retinal images produced by optical coherence tomography revealed localized loss of retinal pigment epithelium cells in both eyes. A different pattern of reflectivity at the level of the photoreceptor layer was observed between the right and left eye, reflecting asymmetry in tissue damage. This case is described to provide additional evidence that solar retinopathy and foveomacular retinitis are the same entity and may also have common optical coherence tomography findings. |
| DOI | 10.3928/15428877-20070701-12 |
| Alternate Journal | Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging |
| PubMed ID | 17674927 |
