Journals / Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi / 2011 / Cilt: 41 - Sayı: 3

Bilateral Electrical Cataract: A Case Report

Bilateral Elektrik Kataraktı : Olgu Sunumu

Pages
197–199
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Awareness of this by burn team members is important for providing optimal treatment to those who have suffered an electrical injury. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011; 41: 197-9)

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Objective & Hypothesis:To present a rare complication, such as bilateral cataracts, in a man who sustained a high-voltage electrical injury.
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Key Findings & Data:A 35- year-old man was admitted with a complaint of decrease in visual acuity.
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Conclusion & Impact:Awareness of this by burn team members is important for providing optimal treatment to those who have suffered an electrical injury. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011; 41: 197-9)
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To present a rare complication, such as bilateral cataracts, in a man who sustained a high-voltage electrical injury. A 35- year-old man was admitted with a complaint of decrease in visual acuity. He had a history of a contact with a power line carrying 30.000 volts of electricity while working at a construction site. Examination at a burn center revealed second-degree facial, neck and left foot burns. One month later, the patient underwent amputation of fourth and fifth toes of his left foot. During the next 6 months, he noted decreasing vision in both eyes. Ocular examination 1 year after the accident revealed that the patient’s visual acuity had deteriorated to 1/10 in both eyes. The cornea on the left eye showed superficial punctate opacities. The lenses in both eyes had anterior subcapsular cortical lens opacities and posterior subcapsular opacities. Uncomplicated bilateral phacoemulsification surgery with intraocular lens implantation was performed and the patient’s visual acuity returned to 10/10 in both eyes. We noted that the fundus remained normal in both eyes. Electrical cataracts are still a serious potential complication that may occur after electrical injury. Awareness of this by burn team members is important for providing optimal treatment to those who have suffered an electrical injury. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011; 41: 197-9)

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Yüksek voltajlı elektrik kazasından sonra nadir görülen bir komplikasyon olarak, her iki gözünde katarakt gelişen bir olguyu sunmak. Otuz beşl yaşında erkek hasta kliniğimize her iki gözde görme keskinliğinde azalma şikayeti ile başvurdu. Öyküden 1 yıl önce inflaatta çalışırken 30,000 volt elektrik akımına kapıldı ve ›yüzde, boyunda ve sol ayakta ikinci derece yanık geliştiği ve kazadan 1 ay sonra sol ayak 4. ve 5. parmaklarının ampute edildiği ö¤renildi. Görme keskinliğindeki azalma sonraki 6 ay içinde gelişmişlti. Kazadan bir yıl sonraki oftalmolojik muayenede her iki gözde görme 1/10 idi. Sol göz korneasında yüzeyel noktasal opasiteler vardı. Her iki göz lensinde ön subkapsuler kortikal ve arka subkapsüler kesafet vardı. Her iki göze fakoemülsifikasyon yöntemi ile lens ekstraksiyonu ve intraoküler lens implantasyonu yapıldı ve her iki gözde görme 10/10’a yükseldi. Her iki gözde fundus muayenesi normaldi. Elektrik yaralanmalarının ciddi komplikasyonlarından biri elektrik kataraktıdır. Yanık ünitesinde çalışlanların, bu nadir komplikasyonun bilincinde olması, hastaların rehabilitasyonu açısından önemlidir. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011; 41: 197-9)

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SIZMAZ, S., AKOVA, Y. A., PELİT, A. (2022). Bilateral Electrical Cataract: A Case Report. Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 41 - Sayı: 3, 197–199. https://ajindex.com/articles/638377

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