Photostress-Induced Uhthoff Phenomenon

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (JSS), The Richard E Hoover Low Vision Rehabilitation Services and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson Maryland; and Department of Neurology (MO, PAC), Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Janet S Sunness et al. J Neuroophthalmol. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 1;45(1):e38-e39.

doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002115. Epub 2024 Apr 3.

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (JSS), The Richard E Hoover Low Vision Rehabilitation Services and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson Maryland; and Department of Neurology (MO, PAC), Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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