Electrical injury of irides
Electrical injuries to the eye can have diverse manifestations. However, uveal tract injuries following exposure to electric current are infrequently reported. The present case report describes pigmentary changes in both irides in a 22 year old man following electrical injury. The changes persisted...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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| description | Electrical injuries to the eye can have diverse manifestations. However, uveal tract injuries following exposure to electric current are infrequently reported. The present case report describes pigmentary changes in both irides in a 22 year old man following electrical injury. The changes persisted during the period of follow up for six months. Vision was not affected. This case report highlights a rarely reported feature of ocular electrical injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b024262199444e6f99d1e31d555e78922022-12-22T02:46:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth2589-83022589-83102018-01-0111217817910.4103/MJDRDYPU.MJDRDYPU_272_16Electrical injury of iridesSyed S AhmadElectrical injuries to the eye can have diverse manifestations. However, uveal tract injuries following exposure to electric current are infrequently reported. The present case report describes pigmentary changes in both irides in a 22 year old man following electrical injury. The changes persisted during the period of follow up for six months. Vision was not affected. This case report highlights a rarely reported feature of ocular electrical injury.http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=178;epage=179;aulast=AhmadElectrical injuryirispigmentary changes |
| spellingShingle | Syed S Ahmad Electrical injury of irides Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Electrical injury iris pigmentary changes |
| title | Electrical injury of irides |
| title_full | Electrical injury of irides |
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| title_short | Electrical injury of irides |
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| topic | Electrical injury iris pigmentary changes |
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