01.12.2011 | Case report | Ausgabe 1/2011 Open Access
Ocular coherence tomography of symptomatic phototoxic retinopathy after cataract surgery: a case report
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- Journal of Medical Case Reports > Ausgabe 1/2011
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Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
AM analyzed and interpreted our patient's fluorescein angiography and OCT data. MY performed the surgery and eye examinations of our patient. WM was a major contributor in writing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Abstract
Introduction
High-resolution ocular coherence computed tomography enables unprecedented visualization of the retinal microarchitecture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of high-resolution ocular coherence tomography findings in the healed form of photic post-cataract retinopathy.
Case presentation
A 76-year-old Caucasian man complained of paracentral scotoma, persisting for six weeks after cataract surgery.
Conclusion
Ocular coherence tomography demonstrated a localized juxta-foveal area of retinal atrophy involving the photoreceptor layer, and the retinal pigment epithelium layer.