Chorioretinal atrophy after electrical injury

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OCT of the left retina showing atrophy of the retina as well as the extent of the changes relative to the fovea. B, fundus photograph showing position of scan.
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Published: Sep 23, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.02.2011.07.003
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electrical injury

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Gregory J. Zablocki, BA
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
Curtis L. Hagedorn, MD
Colorado Retina Associates, Denver, Colorado

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A 26-year-old-man who had suffered a severe electrical injury 3 years previously presented with blurred vision in his left eye caused by a posterior subcapsular cataract with nuclear sclerotic changes and peripapillary chorioretinal scarring. The pattern of retinal atrophy surrounding the optic nerve suggests a possible path of electrical current to the eye and demonstrates the selective tissue damage that may occur in electrical injuries.

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Zablocki GJ, Hagedorn CL. Chorioretinal atrophy after electrical injury. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2011;17(3):40-42. doi:10.5693/djo.02.2011.07.003
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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2011)
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