Cataract secondary to electrical shock from a Taser gun.
A 35-year-old man presented with traumatic iritis, angle-recession glaucoma, and a retinal dialysis secondary to blunt trauma from a Taser gun in the right eye and a unique electrical cataract in the left eye. Taser guns, which can also function as stun guns, can lead to electrical cataract formation. Given the increasing use of Taser guns by law enforcement and citizens, blunt mechanical and electrical sequelae of Taser gun injuries should be recognized.
Seth
Rajeev K
RK
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
Abedi
Gelareh
G
Daccache
Armand J
AJ
Tsai
James C
JC
D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000209:etiology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*