Cataract formation after a major burn due to explosion: a case report.
Cataract is a very rare complication of burn injuries in which the eye is not directly marked. A unilateral cataract presented some 85 days after a burn injury to a 21-year-old soldier. The cataract was treated surgically with excellent return of vision.
Oztürk
Serdar
S
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Center, Ankara, Turkey. serozt@yahoo.com
Deveci
Mustafa
M
Zor
Fatih
F
Sobaci
Güngör
G
Sengezer
Mustafa
M
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors