Smart Phone Blindness - A Case Report

Abstract: Transient loss of vision after using a smart phone is a temporary phenomenon where in a person has loss of vision in one eye for a short duration after prolonged exposure to the smart phone in the dark. This phenomenon is attributed to the bleaching of the retinal pigments. It is important to be aware of this condition and careful history needs to be taken from the patient before the patient is started on lifelong treatment.

Keywords: Smart phone, loss of vision

Edition: Volume 9 Issue 6, June 2020,

Pages: 1681 - 1681