Evolution of severe lightning maculopathy visualized with spectral domain optical coherence tomography.
The authors report a case of lightning maculopathy with serial spectral domain optical coherence tomographs that, for the first time, elegantly illustrate the natural history of this uncommon, ominous condition.
Retina Service, Wills Eye Institute, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Blair
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Armstrong
Christopher
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Fecarotta
Allen C
AC
Ho
Darrell E
DE
Baskin
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000293:injuries*; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology