Abstract
High voltage electrical injury may result in various ocular complications. Theseare particularly more common if the injury occurs over scalp. Electrical injuryinduced cataract is usually bilateral though cases of unilateral cataract have alsobeen reported. We report a case of high voltage electrical injury in a 60 years oldmale resulting in anisocoria, iritis, bilateral cataract and optic atrophy. Patientunderwent manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posteriorchamber intraocular lens implantation in both eyes with poor visual recovery.Fundoscopy revealed bilateral optic atrophy. This case highlights that in spite ofa good extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation, thefinal visual outcome will depend on other ocular damage due to electric current.Key words: Electrical injury, iritis, cataract, optic atrophy.
Chandana Chakraboti, Swati Mazamder. (2015) Electrical Injury and Ocular Complications: A Case Report, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 31, Issue 1.
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