H. Schatz

Solar retinopathy from sun-gazing under the influence of LSD.

British Journal of Ophthalmology April 1, 1973 H. Schatz, Frank I. Mendelblatt 59 citations

Solar retinopathy is a condition that can result from focusing the eye(s) on the sun, and usually follows the independent viewing of a solar eclipse.It has also been reported after direct sun-gazing, in anti-aircraft lookouts (Flynn, 1942; Cordes, I944, I948), in mili- tary recruits hoping to obtain discharge from service (Ewald and Ritchey, I970), in hos- pitalized schizophrenic patients...