Solar retinopathy. A biophysical analysis
A. C. Sadun, A. A. Sadun and L. A. Sadun
Funduscopic examination of two young adults complaining of blurred vision
revealed small symmetrical macular lesions suggestive of solar retinopathy.
Although both patients had recently looked at the sun for less than one
minute, it is common to look at the sun for longer periods (ie, sunsets)
without incurring visual symptoms of retinal lesions. Our biophysical
analysis revealed the important parameters of solar retinopathy and the
minimum exposure to the sun that would produce such lesions. Under ideal
optical conditions, solar retinopathy can occur following extremely short
observations of the sun.
