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  • Title: [Optic nerve neuropathy following a lightning accident--electrophysiologic and computerized tomography findings].
    Author: Alexandridis A, Fotiou F, Dimitriadis A, Tsitsopoulos P, Stefani FH.
    Journal: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd; 1987 Jan; 190(1):56-8. PubMed ID: 3573657.
    Abstract:
    A case is described in which the patient had been struck by lightning, with involvement of one eye and the visual pathways. Ophthalmological examination revealed a posterior capsule cataract in the right eye and peripheral constriction of the visual field of the left eye, although central vision in the left eye was not affected. The peak latency of the pattern reversal-evoked potentials in the left eye was longer and their amplitude lower. The skin ERG was normal. The CT scan revealed a thickening of the left optic nerve. The importance of electrophysiological and CT scan examination in the diagnosis and etiology of abnormalities caused in the eye by lightning is emphasized.
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