title: Ophthalmic manifestations postlightning strike.
abstract: Various ophthalmic complications affecting the anterior and posterior segments have been identified due to lightning strike. We report the first case of an indirect lightning-induced full thickness macular hole formation in the UK as evidenced by slit lamp examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan in a 77-year-old woman presenting with sudden visual loss in her right eye and thermal skin injury affecting her scalp. Her best corrected visual acuities were LogMAR 0.46 and 0.12 in the right and left eyes, respectively. There were no other ocular manifestations observed in either eye. She was initially managed conservatively with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug eye drops but surgery was later advised due to minimal changes in the visual acuity and macular hole on follow-up. OCT scanning is important in diagnosing macular holes, which usually warrant surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Royle Eye Department, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Boston, UK.
authors.forename: Permesh Singh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Royle Eye Department, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Boston, UK.
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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