Acute onset isolated abducens paralysis after exposure to arc welding
Künye
Ayaslı, A. A. ve Değirmenci, Y. (2023). Acute onset isolated abducens paralysis after exposure to arc welding. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, 14(1), 4-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1162781Özet
Exposure to welding is associated with many diseases, especially some of the eye injuries. We present a 49-year-old male patient applied to us with the complaints of double vision and blurred vision for a week. The symptoms started after looking welding machine light for a few minutes without protective glasses. After excluding another cause, the diagnosis of idiopathic abducens paralysis was made. As a result of exposure to metals and ultraviolet radiation, conjunctival disorders, presbyopia, refractive errors, corneal damage, and retinal pathologies can be seen in patients. It is also known that UV is a stress factor that will initiate reactions that lead to apoptosis of neurons. We think that exposure to UV rays may have played a role in the possible etiological process in our case. The patient was followed up with conservative treatment and all symptoms resolve within a month.