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A case of electric cataract

Poster Details

First Author: K.Sidki MOROCCO

Co Author(s): A. Khachane   F. Ouali   A. Mchachi   L. Benhmidoune   R. Rachid   M. Elbelhadji     

Abstract Details

Purpose:

A cataract induced by an electrical injury is a rare entity, often bilateral, asymmetrical and can occur after a latent period and then can progress with startling rapidity. It is developed after a high-voltage electric shock. Objective: To expose the clinical and therapeutic aspects of electrical cataract through a clinical case

Setting:

Ophthalmology Department  Adlute Hospital 20 August CHU Ibn rochd casablanca

Methods:

We report a case  of  patients who developed bilateral cataract after electrocution. A 38- year-old male patient reported to eye department after 9 months of electric injury due to direct contact of high-tension wire falling on his head with the complaints of progressive diminution of vision in both eyes

Results:

.Ophthalmologic examination found an AV at CLD of near ODG, without transition to automatic refraction ,with scars of burning interesting the eyebrows .The lids, conjunctiva,cornea, iris, pupil, and ocular movements were normal in both eyes. Slit-lamp examination revealed anterior subcapsular cataract in both eyes. Rest of the ocular examination was within normal limits in both eyes. Ocular ultrasound had shown a normal posterior segment. Phacoemulsification with foldable hydro-phobic posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation in the capsular bag was performed under peribulbar anesthesia in the left eye. The postoperative follow-up was simple and the final visual acuity was 10/10 corrected.

Conclusions:

Electrical cataract is a rare entity occurring after a high-voltage electrical shock, and remains underdiagnosed because of the reduced number of survivors of this type of trauma, and its late onset.

Financial Disclosure:

None