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Photic maculopathy by arc welding

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The authors report the case of a photic maculopathy that developed in an arc welder after 5 to 10 minutes of exposure to the bright light of an electric arc, even though the young worker was wearing protective eye glasses. Pigmented foveal changes and a small central scotoma in both eyes without anomalies on fluorescein angiography characterized this maculopathy, that had a favorable course with corticosteroid therapy. Aetiopathogenetic aspects are discussed.

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  1. Università degli Studi di Bologna, Cattedra di Clinica Oculistica 11, Via Massarenti 9, I-40138, Bologna, Italia

    M. Cellini, V. Profazio, P. Fantaguzzi, E. Barbaresi, L. Longanesi & R. Caramazza

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Cellini, M., Profazio, V., Fantaguzzi, P. et al. Photic maculopathy by arc welding. Int Ophthalmol 10, 157–159 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139342

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