Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Bilateral maculopathy secondary to lightning: a case report

Dr Sharad Gupta, Dr Vinit Kumar Kamble

Abstract :

Purpose: Ocular injuries secondary to lightening are infrequent. We report a case of bilateral maculopathy secondary to lightning. Case report: The patient presented with 2 months history of decrease in vision in both eyes after lightning strike. Anterior segment examination was normal. On fundus examination retinal pigment changes was noted in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography revealed macular hole with intraretinal cystic spaces and subfoveal cyst in the right and left eye respectively.