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Central serous chorioretinopathy after solar eclipse viewing.

Allie Lee¹, Timothy Y Y Lai

¹Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research

|June 28, 2012

Summary

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Viewing a solar eclipse can cause central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). This case report details a patient who developed unilateral vision loss after eclipse observation, with spontaneous resolution of subretinal fluid.

Keywords:

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)Solar Eclipse Solar Retinopathy

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Background:

Solar eclipses present unique viewing conditions.
Ocular exposure to intense light can cause retinal damage.

Observation:

A middle-aged man experienced sudden unilateral vision loss (scotoma) after viewing a partial solar eclipse.
Clinical examination revealed features consistent with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).

Findings:

Diagnostic imaging, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), confirmed the presence of subretinal fluid.
The subretinal fluid initially increased before spontaneously resolving over 10 weeks.

Implications:

This case highlights solar eclipse viewing as a potential trigger for CSCR.
Ophthalmologists should consider CSCR in patients with visual disturbances after solar events.