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Electrical cataract and optic neuropathy

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We report on a 20 year old male, who developed mature cataract (Electrical Cataract) on both eyes after a severe electric shock from high voltage. Both of his hands and the left foot had to be amputated, because of the severe injury. Although electrical cataract due to high voltage or lightning is rare, they may still occur after industrial or home electric accidents. Even if extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation is successfully performed, the final visual acuity will depend on other ocular damage due to the electric current.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Pécs, H-7643 Pécs, Ifjusag Str. 13, Hungary

    Zsolt Biro & Zsuzsanna Pamer

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Biro, Z., Pamer, Z. Electrical cataract and optic neuropathy. Int Ophthalmol 18, 43–47 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00919413

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