title: Healing of cornea following an electric burn.
abstract: Electrical injuries have become a significant health problem in developing countries because of increase in access to electricity in the last few decades and lack of adequate safety measures. Electrical injuries of eyes are relatively uncommon. A case report of a rapid and complete corneal healing accompanied by satisfactory visual recovery after an electric burn event in a 20-year-old male is reported. The patient had accidental exposure to high voltage live wire while he was repairing it, resulting in severe ocular and superficial body burn. He was not wearing any protective equipment at the time of injury. On examination, the best-corrected visual acuity was counting fingers in the left eye with severe corneal epithelial loss and diffuse corneal oedema. The patient was treated medically, with a rapid corneal healing and resolution of oedema over the next few days. Visual acuity in the worse eye (left) improved to 20/25 from counting fingers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. tanveer.chaudhry@aku.edu
authors.forename: Tanveer Anjum
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Farheen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Khabir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions