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. 2000 Dec;84(12):1432. doi: 10.1136/bjo.84.12.1432b

Sickle form macular whitening in a child after viewing a solar eclipse

F SUTTER, A BARMETTLER, H HELBIG
PMCID: PMC1723337  PMID: 11186861

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Figure 1  

Sickle form oedematous areas parafoveally in the deep retinal layers in both eyes. They were similar in shape to the development of the subtotal solar eclipse calculated for the point of observation of our patient.

Figure 2  .

Figure 2  

Subtle pigmentary irregularities in both maculas 3 months after eclipse retinopathy.


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