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Abstract
A photochemical injury to retina tissues, usually at the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. It is commonly associated with sungazing, eclipse viewing, welding, or using a laser pointer without proper eye protection resulting in subjective visual disturbances (e.g., floaters) and reduced VISUAL ACUITY.
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- Photic Retinopathy
- Retinal Light Toxicity
- Foveomacular Retinitides
- Light Toxicity, Retinal
- Photic Retinopathies
- Retinal Light Toxicities
- Retinitis, Foveomacular
- Retinopathy, Photic
- Eclipse Retinopathy
- Solar Retinitis
- Solar Retinopathy
- Eclipse Retinopathies
- Retinitis, Solar
- Retinopathy, Eclipse
- Retinopathy, Solar
- Solar Retinitides
- Solar Retinopathies
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2025
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- Radiation Injuries (1971-2024)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Foveomacular Retinitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099070. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099070
- Foveomacular Retinitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_retinopathy
- Foveomacular Retinitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7556879