A 14,000-volt electrical shock gave this man star-shaped cataracts

A 14,000-volt electrical shock gave this man star-shaped cataracts

Jan 26th 2014, 16:30, by Robert T. Gonzalez on io9, shared by Eric Limer to Gizmodo

In the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers recount the fascinating case of an electrician who, after sustaining a 14,000-volt shock to his left shoulder, presented with "bilateral stellate anterior subcapsular opacities of the lens." Translation: Starburst-shaped cataracts.
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