Bilateral photic maculopathy following pterygium excision: Spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings

Purpose: to report high resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (sd-oct) findings in a case with bilateral photic maculopathy and resultant central scotoma following pterygium excision. case report: a 38-year-old man with a history of pterygium excision complained of visual disturbance and annoying central scotoma in both eyes. although he had subtle funduscopic and angiographic changes,sd-oct precisely showed disruption of the photoreceptors inner segment/outer segment in the foveal center. conclusion: phototoxic macular damage following ocular surgeries may be diagnosed with difficulty due to subtle funduscopic findings. sd-oct is a precise imaging in revealing characteristic retinal alterations in different foveal injuries. ophthalmologists should be aware of the possibility of photic maculopathy following various ophthalmic operations including pterygium surgery. © 2016 journal of ophthalmic and vision research.