Spectralis optical coherence tomography findings in Welder′s maculopathy

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

关键词: Age-related macular degeneration;    blindness;    low vision;    prevalence;    retina;    Cocultivated epithelium;    conjunctiva;    cornea;    limbal stem cells;    ocular surface;    Diabetic macular edema;    optical coherence tomography;    sensitivity;    specificity;    Central macular thickness;    neovascular age-related macular degeneration;    segmentation error;    spectral-domain optical coherence tomography;    Intrastromal corneal ring segments;    keraring;    keratoconus;    Adverse drug effects;    ocular drug reactions;    pharmacovigilance;    Diabetic macular edema;    microperimetry;    morphology;    optical coherence tomography;    retinal sensitivity;    Canaloplasty;    confocal microscopy;    intracorneal blood removal;    ultrasound biomicroscopy;    Internal limiting membrane;    macular hole;    retinal pigment epithelial atrophy;    trypan blue;    vital dyes;    Inner and outer segment junction;    spectral domain optical coherence tomography;    Welder′s maculopathy;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0301-4738.113318

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Welder′s maculopathy is a form of photochemical damage to the retina and is typically characterized by involvement of the outer retinal layers. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging was performed in three eyes of two patients with clinical findings suggestive of Welder′s maculopathy in occupational welders. A faceted foveal lesion characterized clinical examination and the SD-OCT line scans images showed a distinct discontinuity of the photoreceptor inner and outer segment (IS/OS) junction. The external limiting membrane (ELM) and the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) layer remained intact at the site of IS/OS defect. SD-OCT imaging offers a noninvasive way of evaluating the microstructural changes at the fovea in Welder′s maculopathy.

【 授权许可】

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