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    • Retinal Diseases
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    Background:

    • Watching solar eclipses carries risks of retinal damage.
    • Solar maculopathy is a known, though rare, consequence of direct solar observation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To document clinical findings in patients with solar maculopathy after viewing a partial solar eclipse.
    • To track visual function changes over seven weeks.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective evaluation of five female patients diagnosed with solar maculopathy.
    • Ophthalmologic examination, fundus imaging, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were used for diagnosis and follow-up.
    • A seven-week follow-up period was maintained.

    Main Results:

    • All patients experienced decreased central visual acuity and relative central scotoma.
    • Fundus examination revealed characteristic yellowish lesions in the foveola.
    • SD-OCT confirmed retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor irregularities.

    Conclusions:

    • Unilateral solar maculopathy showed visual acuity improvement in most cases.
    • Bilateral involvement resulted in persistent visual deficits in one patient.
    • While some retinal changes regressed, minor structural abnormalities remained in the macula after seven weeks.