“…ganglion cells, Müller cells, amacrine cells and bipolar cells) are mostly transparent and resilient to photoxicity (Hunter et al., 2012), whereas rods and cones, which need to absorb photons as the first step of the ‘seeing’ process, are most susceptible to photochemical damage. Solar maculopathy can result from a single or repeated unprotected exposures to bright sunlight, and the degree of photochemical damage depends on the intensity and duration of the exposure, with younger individuals being more susceptible (Abdellah, Mostafa, Anber, El Saman, & Eldawla, 2019). In most cases, the mean best corrected visual activity returns towards normal values within 6 months (Abdellah et al., 2019), despite persistent disruption of the outer retinal layers.…”