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solar maculopathy

so·lar mac·u·lop·a·thy

damage to the fovea centralis of the retina and the adjacent choroid due to the thermal action of infrared rays, consequent to sungazing or watching a solar eclipse without sufficient eye protection.
See also: photoretinopathy.

Synonym(s): eclipse blindness, solar blindness

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References in periodicals archive

Messner, "Spectral domain optical coherence tomography as a predictor of visual function in chronic solar maculopathy," Optometry and Vision Science, vol.

Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy

Solar maculopathy is included in the differential diagnosis for a macular hole.

Management & investigation of retinal conditions

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