Article ; Online: Solar retinopathy from sun gazing under the influence of ecstasy: A longitudinal analysis of OCT and OCTA findings.
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy
2021 Volume 35, Page(s) 102359
Abstract: This report presents the clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) findings from a case of acute and chronic solar retinopathy (SR) caused by sun gazing while under the influence of the hallucinogenic drug ... ...
Abstract | This report presents the clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) findings from a case of acute and chronic solar retinopathy (SR) caused by sun gazing while under the influence of the hallucinogenic drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine, which is commonly known as ecstasy. This retrospective and observational case report involves a 16-year-old male patient who developed disruption of all foveolar layers two days after using ecstasy and subsequently gazing at the sun. The patient underwent visual acuity testing, dilated fundus examination, visual field analysis, OCT, and OCTA imaging. He exhibited visual recovery with the permanent disruption of the photoreceptor outer layers, and demonstrated enlargement in the deep foveal avascular zone areas during later follow-up periods, from one month to two years. This report aims to draw attention to SR that may occur after sun gazing while using hallucinogenic drugs and the importance of OCT and OCTA imaging in follow-up exams in such cases. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Male ; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ; Photochemotherapy/methods ; Photosensitizing Agents ; Retinal Diseases ; Retrospective Studies ; Sunlight ; Tomography, Optical Coherence |
Chemical Substances | Photosensitizing Agents ; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (KE1SEN21RM) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-05-25 |
Publishing country | Netherlands |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Observational Study |
ZDB-ID | 2149918-4 |
ISSN | 1873-1597 ; 1572-1000 |
ISSN (online) | 1873-1597 |
ISSN | 1572-1000 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102359 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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