Solar retinopathy is photochemical toxicity caused due to injury to the retinal tissues, especially at the fovea. It is also known as foveo macular retinitis, photic retinopathy, solar retinitis, and eclipse retinopathy. The commonly seen symptoms are blurry vision, micropsia, metamorphopsia, dyschromatopsia, blindspot in one or both eyes, decreased visual acuity, and frontotemporal headache.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Solar retinopathy is due to exposure to radiations from sun. It mostly affects both eyes but in some patients only one eye may be affected.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If the OCT (optical coherence tomography) and retina are fine, then there is no issue as a long-term effect is less likely.
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