Does Electric Convulsive Therapy Cause Cataract?

Koskenoja, Mika; Runeberg, C.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1958.tb02264.x

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“…19 For unknown reasons, electroconvulsive therapy does not cause cataract. 20 The cataract may develop immediately after injury or be delayed a few days; the latency varies from 1 to 18 months, 3 although a latent period of 11 years has also been reported. 8 If the point of contact is on one side and the lens changes are bilateral, the cataract initially forms in the eye on the affected side (closest to the contact point) and later in the contralateral eye.…”

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Bilateral electric cataracts: Clinicopathologic report

Hashemi

Jabbarvand

Mohammadpour

2008

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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We report a case with bilateral intumescent electric cataracts, outcomes of cataract surgery with a new technique, and a histopathologic study of the anterior capsule followed by a review of the literature on electric cataracts. The patient had bilateral cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation, achieving a visual acuity of 20/20. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the anterior capsule revealed significant scar tissue formation consisting of fibroblast proliferation and hyaloid production over the basement membrane of the anterior capsule. Electric injuries can cause bilateral intumescent cataracts; the outcomes after cataract surgery are excellent provided the fundus and optic nerve examinations are normal. Scar formation over the anterior capsule may disturb lens nutrition, leading to cataract formation.

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