title: Photic maculopathy resulting from the light of a video camera in patients taking triazolam.
abstract: Two patients gazed at the bright light of a video camera. Both patients had been taking triazolam. Decreased visual acuity and macular lesions were found in the affected eyes of the patients. The maculopathy in 1 patient (case 1) was irreversible, but that in case 2 recovered. Photic maculopathy from the light of a video camera may be rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011680:Pupil / Q000187:drug effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D014229:Triazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D014229:Triazolam