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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 555 |
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Accidental electrocution-induced unilateral cataract
Mohit Garg, Harsha Bhattacharjee
Department of Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
| Date of Submission | 06-Nov-2022 |
| Date of Acceptance | 22-Nov-2022 |
| Date of Web Publication | 28-Apr-2023 |
Correspondence Address:
Mohit Garg
Sri Sankaradeva Netralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2963_22
Keywords: Cataract, electrocution, trauma
How to cite this article:
Garg M, Bhattacharjee H. Accidental electrocution-induced unilateral cataract. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2023;3:555 |
A 26-year-old man was accidentally exposed to electrical shock 4 months ago, when a high-tension electricity line fell over an unfolded umbrella he was carrying while crossing an open field.
He was transferred to the nearest medical center, where he was diagnosed with 25% dermal electrical burn over the face, left upper limb, and both lower limbs, which was successfully managed by excision and split-skin grafting.
At that time, the eye examination was not done as he had no complaints in the eyes. The patient noted a dimness of the vision in the left eye 2 weeks ago. On slit-lamp examination, an anterior capsular opacity looking like a flower with spread-out petals was noted [Figure 1]. There was no other abnormality. The refraction was compound myopic astigmatism in both eyes with the best corrected visual acuity of 6/6 in both eyes (−1.75DS/1.00 DC at 90 degrees and − 2.00DS/0.75 DC at 90-degree axis in OD and OS, respectively). Color vision and visual field analysis were normal. | Figure 1: Diffuse slit-lamp illumination showing flower-shaped anterior lenticular opacification
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[TAG:2]Discussion [/TAG:2]
Coagulation of lens proteins and osmotic changes in the lens are believed to be the cause of cataracts after electrocution.[1] The anterior capsule and anterior subcapsular cortex are mostly affected, usually after 1 to 12 months of the incidence.[2]
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Financial support and sponsorship
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Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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| 1. | Saffle JR, Crandall A. Cataracts a long term complication of electrical injury. J Trauma 1985;25:17-21.  |
| 2. | Baranwal VK, Satyabala K, Gaur S, Dutta AK. A case of electric cataract. Med J Armed Forces India 2014;70:284-5. |
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