Reconstruction of Photoreceptor Outer Layers after Steroid Therapy in Solar Retinopathy

Figure 2

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images during the follow-up examinations. (a–e) OCT images at 2 (a), 4 (b), 9 (c), 12 (d), and 21 (e) weeks after beginning prednisolone therapy. Ellipsoid zone elevation was improved in both eyes after 2 weeks. Diffused ellipsoid zone gradually improved and became almost normal after 4 weeks in the right eye and after 21 weeks in the left eye. There was observation of the disrupted interdigitation zone after 12 weeks in the right eye and after 21 weeks in the left eye.

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