A Case of Electrical Retinopathy with Optic Atrophy.
- Author:
Chun Suk OH
1
;
Sung Soo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber;
Cataract;
Corneal Edema;
Fluorescein Angiography;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Optic Atrophy*;
Pathology;
Visual Acuity;
Visual Fields
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1982;23(3):799-804
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
We experiened a case of electrical retinopathy, following industrial electrocution. The patient complained of acute visual loss due to corneal edema, anterior chamber reaction, lens opacities, vitrons reaction, retinopathy and secondary glaucoma. The visual acuity was improved during hospital day and short term after discharge period, but worsened,eventually by progressive anterior chamber and posterior segment pathologies, that is lens opacities and optic atrophy etc, We Performed several ocular examinations, including visual field, fundus phetography and fluorescein angiography during admission and follow-up pericd. A brief review of the literature is described.
