Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike
We report a case of a 16-year-old girl, who was struck by lightning, and experienced blurred vision in the right eye (RE) immediately following the episode. She reported for ophthalmic evaluation two months later. Examination revealed relative afferent pupillary defect in the RE. Posterior subcapsul...
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| description | We report a case of a 16-year-old girl, who was struck by lightning, and experienced blurred vision in the right eye (RE) immediately following the episode. She reported for ophthalmic evaluation two months later. Examination revealed relative afferent pupillary defect in the RE. Posterior subcapsular cataract was noted in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed macular holes and multiple areas of RPE hyperpigmentation in the periphery in both eyes. Fundus fluorescein angiography showed increased choroidal transmission with early fluorescence and late fading in the foveal region and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) stippling in the periphery in both eyes. This is the first case report of such nature in India to the best of our knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06aa8324750d4913ab6a1055b0ae702e2022-12-21T22:21:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892009-01-01576470472Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strikeRao KrishnaRao LavanyaKamath AjayJain VikramWe report a case of a 16-year-old girl, who was struck by lightning, and experienced blurred vision in the right eye (RE) immediately following the episode. She reported for ophthalmic evaluation two months later. Examination revealed relative afferent pupillary defect in the RE. Posterior subcapsular cataract was noted in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed macular holes and multiple areas of RPE hyperpigmentation in the periphery in both eyes. Fundus fluorescein angiography showed increased choroidal transmission with early fluorescence and late fading in the foveal region and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) stippling in the periphery in both eyes. This is the first case report of such nature in India to the best of our knowledge.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=6;spage=470;epage=472;aulast=RaoLightningmacular holeposterior subcapsular cataract |
| spellingShingle | Rao Krishna Rao Lavanya Kamath Ajay Jain Vikram Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Lightning macular hole posterior subcapsular cataract |
| title | Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| title_full | Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| title_short | Bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| title_sort | bilateral macular hole secondary to remote lightning strike |
| topic | Lightning macular hole posterior subcapsular cataract |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=6;spage=470;epage=472;aulast=Rao |
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