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Photopsia

MedGen UID:
43219
Concept ID:
C0085635
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: photopsia
SNOMED CT: Flashes (56170001); Light flashes (56170001); Photopsia (56170001)
 
HPO: HP:0030786

Definition

Perceived flashes of light. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPhotopsia

Conditions with this feature

Retinitis pigmentosa 73
MedGen UID:
907690
Concept ID:
C4225287
Disease or Syndrome
Any retinitis pigmentosa in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the HGSNAT gene.
Retinitis pigmentosa 78
MedGen UID:
1378790
Concept ID:
C4479481
Disease or Syndrome
Retinitis pigmentosa-78 (RP78) is an autosomal recessive retinal dystrophy that presents in the third to fourth decade with central visual disturbance, visual field defects, and nyctalopia. Fundus examination reveals optic disc pallor, attenuated retinal vessels, and irregular midperipheral intraretinal pigment migration (Arno et al., 2017). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of retinitis pigmentosa, see 268000.

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PubMed

Jackson TL, Haller J, Blot KH, Duchateau L, Lescrauwaet B
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 May-Jun;67(3):697-711. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.08.003. PMID: 34480895
Steel DH, Lotery AJ
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Amos JF
J Am Optom Assoc 1999 Aug;70(8):485-504. PMID: 10506812

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zhou J, Xu Y, Zheng Z, Zhang S, Yang J, Zhang Y, Tang B, Han H, Zhang Q, Liu F, Ding W, Qian C, Su G, Liu X, Shen Y, Shi B, Kong X, Ge Z, Zhang P, Guo X, Zhang H, Sun Y, Dong Y, Fu G, Feng L, Ge J; POSITIVE investigators
ESC Heart Fail 2024 Apr;11(2):846-858. Epub 2024 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14581. PMID: 38193606Free PMC Article
Soullane S, Rhéaume MA, Auger N
Curr Hypertens Rep 2024 Apr;26(4):169-174. Epub 2023 Dec 22 doi: 10.1007/s11906-023-01290-0. PMID: 38133842
Ibrar A, Panayiotis M, Mohamed EA
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2021 Oct 2;82(10):1-11. Epub 2021 Oct 26 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0145. PMID: 34726948
Neffendorf JE, Kirthi V, Pringle E, Jackson TL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Oct 17;10(10):CD011874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011874.pub2. PMID: 29040800Free PMC Article
Monson DM, Smith JR
Surv Ophthalmol 2011 Jan-Feb;56(1):23-35. Epub 2010 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2010.07.004. PMID: 21056448

Diagnosis

Virdee J, Mollan SP
Pract Neurol 2020 Oct;20(5):415-419. Epub 2020 Jun 14 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002460. PMID: 32536606
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J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 Jul;42(7):1094-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.06.007. PMID: 27492110
Roos NM, Wiegman MJ, Jansonius NM, Zeeman GG
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2012 Apr;67(4):242-50. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318250a457. PMID: 22495060
Singh AD, Milam AH, Shields CL, De Potter P, Shields JA
Am J Ophthalmol 1995 Mar;119(3):369-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71185-7. PMID: 7872401
Gass JD
Arch Ophthalmol 1981 Oct;99(10):1778-87. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1981.03930020652006. PMID: 7295126

Therapy

Abu Serhan H, Abu Suilik H, Hassan AK, AlSamhori JF, Hassan AR, Siddiq A, Ahmed N, Elnahry AG
Int Ophthalmol 2024 Apr 23;44(1):189. doi: 10.1007/s10792-024-03119-4. PMID: 38652153Free PMC Article
Zhou J, Xu Y, Zheng Z, Zhang S, Yang J, Zhang Y, Tang B, Han H, Zhang Q, Liu F, Ding W, Qian C, Su G, Liu X, Shen Y, Shi B, Kong X, Ge Z, Zhang P, Guo X, Zhang H, Sun Y, Dong Y, Fu G, Feng L, Ge J; POSITIVE investigators
ESC Heart Fail 2024 Apr;11(2):846-858. Epub 2024 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14581. PMID: 38193606Free PMC Article
Omidi P, Cayless A, Langenbucher A
PLoS One 2022;17(1):e0262457. Epub 2022 Jan 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262457. PMID: 35051191Free PMC Article
Chelala E, Hoyek S, Arej N, Kattan J, Kourie HR, Baakliny J, Antoun J
Future Oncol 2019 Jun;15(16):1939-1945. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.2217/fon-2018-0608. PMID: 31140869
Neffendorf JE, Kirthi V, Pringle E, Jackson TL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Oct 17;10(10):CD011874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011874.pub2. PMID: 29040800Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Roy R, Dutta Majumder P
Indian J Ophthalmol 2024 Jul 1;72(7):935-937. Epub 2024 Mar 8 doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_3228_23. PMID: 38454854Free PMC Article
Ramtohul P, Marchese A, Introini U, Goldstein DA, Freund KB, Jampol LM, Yannuzzi LA
Retina 2023 Nov 1;43(11):1890-1903. Epub 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003927. PMID: 37748093Free PMC Article
Sabazade S, Gill V, Herrspiegel C, Stålhammar G
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022 Mar;148(3):587-597. Epub 2021 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03851-9. PMID: 34775516Free PMC Article
Roos NM, Wiegman MJ, Jansonius NM, Zeeman GG
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2012 Apr;67(4):242-50. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318250a457. PMID: 22495060
Amos JF
J Am Optom Assoc 1999 Aug;70(8):485-504. PMID: 10506812

Clinical prediction guides

Zhou J, Xu Y, Zheng Z, Zhang S, Yang J, Zhang Y, Tang B, Han H, Zhang Q, Liu F, Ding W, Qian C, Su G, Liu X, Shen Y, Shi B, Kong X, Ge Z, Zhang P, Guo X, Zhang H, Sun Y, Dong Y, Fu G, Feng L, Ge J; POSITIVE investigators
ESC Heart Fail 2024 Apr;11(2):846-858. Epub 2024 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14581. PMID: 38193606Free PMC Article
Ramtohul P, Marchese A, Introini U, Goldstein DA, Freund KB, Jampol LM, Yannuzzi LA
Retina 2023 Nov 1;43(11):1890-1903. Epub 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003927. PMID: 37748093Free PMC Article
Krašovec T, Volk M, Šuštar Habjan M, Hawlina M, Vidović Valentinčič N, Fakin A
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Oct 17;10(10):CD011874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011874.pub2. PMID: 29040800Free PMC Article
Monson DM, Smith JR
Surv Ophthalmol 2011 Jan-Feb;56(1):23-35. Epub 2010 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2010.07.004. PMID: 21056448

Recent systematic reviews

Abu Serhan H, Abu Suilik H, Hassan AK, AlSamhori JF, Hassan AR, Siddiq A, Ahmed N, Elnahry AG
Int Ophthalmol 2024 Apr 23;44(1):189. doi: 10.1007/s10792-024-03119-4. PMID: 38652153Free PMC Article
Jackson TL, Haller J, Blot KH, Duchateau L, Lescrauwaet B
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 May-Jun;67(3):697-711. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.08.003. PMID: 34480895
Khanani AM, Constantine RN, Blot KH, Lescrauwaet B, Szurman P
Acta Ophthalmol 2021 Sep;99(6):e823-e836. Epub 2020 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/aos.14686. PMID: 33369248Free PMC Article
Maagaard M, Nielsen EE, Sethi NJ, Ning L, Yang SH, Gluud C, Jakobsen JC
Open Heart 2020 Oct;7(2) doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001288. PMID: 33046592Free PMC Article
Neffendorf JE, Kirthi V, Pringle E, Jackson TL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Oct 17;10(10):CD011874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011874.pub2. PMID: 29040800Free PMC Article

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