Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy
Joint Authors
Hayashi, Takaaki
Katagiri, Satoshi
Nakamura, Masaki
Komatsu, Koji
Nakano, Tadashi
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report the clinical course of solar retinopathy after steroid therapy.
Case Presentation.
A 45-year-old male gazed at the sun and noticed bilateral central scotoma and decreased vision after the episode.
After 7 weeks from onset, ophthalmic examinations were firstly performed.
Decimal best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was decreased to 0.8 and 0.7 in the right and left eyes.
Funduscopy showed a tiny, yellowish spot in the fovea bilaterally.
Corresponding to the lesion, optical coherence tomography (OCT) images showed an elevated and blurred ellipsoid zone and loss of the interdigitation zone.
A posterior sub-Tenon triamcinolone injection in the right eye and oral prednisolone therapy were performed as a medication.
BCVA was improved to 1.2 and 1.0 in the right and left eyes at 9 weeks after medication.
OCT images showed ellipsoid zone was gradually improved bilaterally, which became nearly normal at 4 weeks in the right eye and at 21 weeks in the left eye.
The loss of the interdigitation zone remained at 12 weeks in the right eye and at 21 weeks at the left eye.
Conclusions.
We described a case with solar retinopathy who exhibited anatomical recovery of the photoreceptor outer layers by steroid therapy, started after 7 weeks from onset.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakamura, Masaki& Komatsu, Koji& Katagiri, Satoshi& Hayashi, Takaaki& Nakano, Tadashi. 2018. Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146809
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakamura, Masaki…[et al.]. Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakamura, Masaki& Komatsu, Koji& Katagiri, Satoshi& Hayashi, Takaaki& Nakano, Tadashi. Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146809
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146809