title: Comparison of spectral-domain and time-domain optical coherence tomography in solar retinopathy.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to compare spectral-domain (SD) and time-domain (TD) optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in patients with solar retinopathy. Complete ocular examinations and OCT were performed in two patients presenting with acute solar retinopathy soon after observation of an eclipse. Both patients were evaluated with SD-OCT and TD-OCT at the same time. SD-OCT demonstrated characteristic defects at the level of the inner and outer segment junction of the photoreceptors in all the affected eyes and decreased reflectiveness of the retinal pigment epithelium layer. TD-OCT images showed unremarkable findings in two eyes with deteriorated visual acuity. SD-OCT improves diagnosis and assessment of the degree and nature of foveal damage in patients with solar retinopathy and may be an important tool for use in identifying foveal damage not detected by TD-OCT. SD-OCT may be preferable to TD-OCT for confirmation or assessment of the degree of foveal damage in patients with solar retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, #156Yeongdeungpo-dong 4-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea. -medical-@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Han Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Eun Seok
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Chul Gu
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013471:Sunburn / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields; D055815:Young Adult