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Table 1 The clinical data at presentation and follow up of the patients

From: Solar maculopathy: prognosis over one year follow up

No. of cases

10 eyes

Time elapsed from exposure to evaluation

40% after 3 days

30% after 5 days

20% after 7 days

10% at the tenth day

Visual acuity on presentation

20% 2 eyes (0.2)

30% (0.3)

10% 0.4

20% 0.5

10% 0.7

10% 0.8

Visual acuity at the last follow up

50% to 0.9

20% to 1

20 to 0.8

10% to 0.4

Early symptoms

Central scotoma 100%

Metamorphopsia 40%

Early findings

Amsler grid positive 100%

Fundus white foveal lesion 30%

Fundus autofluorescence (hyporeflective spot) 40%

FA normal in 100%

OCT outer retinal disruption 100%

Findings at

Last follow-up

Amsler grid 30%

OCT revealed an outer retinal layer hole in 80%

Significant healing 20%