Solar retinopathy on sun-gazing in mania

Previously Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine
ISSN 2249-5851

CASE REPORT

Year : 2018 \| Volume : 19 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 169-171

Solar retinopathy on sun-gazing in mania Mrinalini Reddy¹, Pallavi Abhilasha¹, Arul Saravanan Ramachandran², M Thirunavukarasu³ ¹ Junior Resident in Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College and Research Centre, SRM IST, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India ² Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College and Research Centre, SRM IST, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India ³ Professor and HOD, Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College and Research Centre, SRM IST, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India Correspondence Address: Dr. Arul Saravanan Ramachandran Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College and Research Centre, SRM IST, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram - 603 203, Tamil Nadu India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/AMH.AMH_24_18

Solar retinopathy is a rare complication of damage to the retina due to unnatural exposure to bright light. Few cases have been reported in international literature in special groups like in children, psychiatric patients, direct gazing of solar eclipse and in certain occupations like arc welding. Of the few that are reported in mental institutions, majority had a diagnoses of schizophrenia. Along with the review of the reported cases, we report the first case of solar retinopathy in a patient who indulged in sun gazing during acute manic phase in our country.



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