A Case of Electric Cataract in Both Eyes

Chung Sook Ahn

Corresponding author: Chung Sook Ahn. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

A case of electric cataracts in both eyes were presented. A 23 years old electric mechanic whose left was touched to a 22,000 voltage of alternating current eletric line 26 September 1979, has been unconscious for 24 hours and amnesic for 6 days.

Also he got burnt second or third degree on the neck, face, both hands and forearms, and both lower extremities and superficial burns of the other body surface.

He had developed gradual decreasc of the visual acuity. When the author examined the patient's visual acuity and intra ocular pressure on 1 November 1979, the right eye was 0.15 (0.3X-SPH 2.00D), the left eye 0.4 (GL.B.N.) and 19mm Hg/5.5 on both eyes, and there were thread like and diffuse opacity on the anterior and posterior subcapsular areas.

These finding were more pronounced in the right eye. The vision was dropped to H.M./30cm in the right eye and F.C./20cm in the left eye. The extracapsular lens extraction was done for the right eye without any complication on February 1, 1980.

The vision was obtained 0.01(±0.6X+SPH 12.00D) on the right eye and 0.01(±0.9X+SPH 12.00D) on the left eye one month after the operation and there were no complications.