Understanding seizure risk with wide field fundus photography: Implications for screening guidelines in the era of COVID-19 and telemedicine.
Fundus camera flash
Fundus photography
Photic seizure
Photosensitive epilepsy
Wide-field fundus photography
Journal
American journal of ophthalmology case reports
ISSN: 2451-9936
Titre abrégé: Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101679941
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
06
06
2020
revised:
26
07
2020
accepted:
28
07
2020
entrez:
18
8
2020
pubmed:
18
8
2020
medline:
18
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To report two cases of photosensitive seizures due to fundus photography flash. Two patients with seizure history present to a retina clinic for routine follow up. While obtaining imaging, these patients experienced a seizure triggered by fundus camera flash. Fundus photography is essential and ubiquitous amongst optometry and ophthalmology practices, especially in the rising era of telemedicine in the setting of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. To our knowledge, there are no other reports in the literature of seizures triggered by fundus photography flash. However, we believe this to be an under-reported phenomenon and suggest that all eye care providers screen patients for a history of seizures or epilepsy prior to fundus photography.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32803018
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100844
pii: S2451-9936(20)30159-6
pii: 100844
pmc: PMC7405818
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
100844Informations de copyright
© 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no relevant financial disclosures.
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