title: [Photic maculopathy by low energy laser beam. A case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of photic maculopathy that developed in a 30-year-old laboratory worker after repeated, consecutive exposure to low energy He-Ne laser. Pigmented foveal change and a small central scotoma in the right eye with window defect on fluorescein angiography characterized this maculopathy. Photochemical damage is considered to be the cause of the maculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*