[Light injury to the retina. Manifestation of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigmentepitheliopathy (author's transl)].
Light injury to the human eye has been correlated exclusively with wellknown thermal effects (e.g., solar maculopathy; photocoagulation). One may speculate whether clinical conditions exist in which the light impact from strong conventional light sources--otherwise innocuous--may become harmful to the retina. A case history is presented of a patient suffering from acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy in which a possible relationship is discussed between the appearance of the fundus changes and the damage due to direct viewing of a halogen head light.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
Lichtschädigung der Netzhaut (Manifestation einer akuten hinteren multifokalen plazoiden Pigmentepithelipathie).