title: Near-infrared fundus autoflorescence imaging in solar retinopathy.
abstract: Solar retinopathy is a rare clinical entity caused by photochemical damage to the retinal pigment epithelium layer and photoreceptors of the fovea. Here we describe a case of a 33-year-old female patient diagnosed by near-infrared fundus autofluorescence imaging for signs of damage to the melanosomes of the retinal pigment epithelium of the fovea. The patient was advised to discontinue looking at the sun with the naked eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czepita
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machalińska
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czepita
keywords: fundus autofluorescence; near-infrared fundus autofluorescence; solar retinopathy