Lightning Maculopathy: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ruchi Shrestha Department of Retina, Mechi Eye Hospital, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal.
  • Ritesh Kumar Shah Department of Retina, Mechi Eye Hospital, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal.
  • Purushottam Joshi Department of Retina, Mechi Eye Hospital, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal.

Abstract

Lightning induced maculopathy is a very rare condition and there are barely any published reports on lightning induced maculopathy in our country. Here we present a case of twenty three years female who presented with lightning induced burns on the neck, chest and abdomen. She had unconsciousness for 3 days after lightening injury for which she was treated in intensive care unit. She presented with complain of diminution of vision in both eyes after 2 weeks. Optical Coherence tomography revealed cystic changes in fovea in right eye and a macular hole in left eye. Lightning injury is a life threatening condition. Lightning maculopathy should always be ruled out which can be best detected on optical coherence tomography.

Keywords: foveal cyst; lightning injury; maculopathy; optical coherence tomography.

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Published

2019-08-01

How to Cite

Shrestha, R., Shah, R. K., & Joshi, P. (2019). Lightning Maculopathy: A Case Report. Nepal Medical Journal, 2(1), 98–101. Retrieved from https://nmj.com.np/nmj/index.php/nmj/article/view/97

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): JAN-JUN 2019

Section

CASE REPORT