Open Access<p>Lightning Injury to Eye: Brief Review of the Literature and Case Series</p>
Author(s) -
Eli Pradhan,
Anadi Khatri,
Akwasi Agyeman Ahmed,
Ang Jangmu Lama,
Roshija Khanal,
Leena Bajracharya,
Srijana Adhikari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s242327
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior segment of eyeball , ophthalmology , cataracts , maculopathy , lightning strike , optometry , referral , retinopathy , thunderstorm , oceanography , family medicine , geology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
In ophthalmology, injuries due to lightning strikes have been documented as various entities ranging from keratitis, cataracts, uveitis in the anterior segments to retinal detachments, papillitis, and macular hole formation in the posterior segment. We report the largest case series so far with a total of seven cases of lightning injuries with ocular involvement and its management and a brief review of the literature on this topic.