a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a fire broke out at a rihanna concert in dallas on friday night , forcing the event to end early . a video posted on youtube shows a fire burning at the top of the stage at the american airlines center , with some sparks falling toward the floor . some people begin to stream out . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the opticians and was referred to see opthalmologist mohit gupta , who works at pilgrim hospital in boston , england . the 77-year-old woman was struck by lightning while she sat in her car . days later , after her vision became blurred , a scan of her retina revealed she had a hole in her retina . mr gupta scanned the patient 's retina , using a relatively new technique known as optical coherence tomography -lrb- oct -rrb- . the case report into the woman 's treatment , published by the journal bmj case reports , reveals mr gupta discovered a hole in the patient 's macula , a part of the retina that is responsible for around 90 per cent of a person 's vision . the r&b and pop star posted several messages on twitter following the incident . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist and colleague of mr gupta , said the woman 's case reveals how important it is that medics check the vision of anyone struck by lightning . `` dallas !!! we set the stage on fyah tonight !!! literally !!! i 'm so -lrb- mad -rrb- , i was havin so much fun wit yall too !!! i got ta come back man !! '' the singer tweeted . cnn affiliate ktvt , citing attendees at the concert , said the fire apparently started from pyrotechnics that were part of the show . dallas fire-rescue captain johnny bates said a chair caught on fire , ktvt reported . `` one of our engine crews did enter the building but crew members with the aac or concert put out the initial fire , '' bates said , according to ktvt . he added that there were no injuries . he told livescience : ` in the future , if patients are struck by lightning , it should be a routine process to refer them to an ophthalmologist to have an eye assessment . ' he said the retina does not conduct electricity well , suggesting the injury was caused by the heat produced when the bolt struck . the woman was prescribed eye drops , but suffered an allergic reaction to them . she later underwent surgery to repair the hole in her macula , after two months of poor vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . ireporter captured the fire . on her twitter account , rihanna vowed to return to dallas . `` glad u guys are safe !!! i promise i 'll be back !!! '' she tweeted . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- do n't think raising money for nonprofits is an overly sexy undertaking ? do n't tell actor and activist edward norton . `` crowdrise is pretty much the most fun you can have making a difference without taking any illegal substances , '' norton said about the online initiative he announced tuesday at the mashable media summit . the summit , co-sponsored by cnn.com , is part of internet week new york . at crowdrise.com , norton and his colleagues have set up what they hope will become a crowdsourced community of volunteers and fundraisers to support a host of causes -- from global environmental threats to local clean-up projects . norton , a longtime activist who 's been involved in issues ranging from environmental protection to affordable housing , took his first plunge into online fundraising last year . shortly later , the singer also promised to keep fans updated on the situation . `` heading into a production meeting to find out exactly what happened !!! keep u posted '' he ran the new york city marathon and , in the months leading up to it , took to twitter and a website to raise pledges that would go to the maasai wilderness conservation fund -- a charity working for sustainable development in eastern africa . in that effort , norton and other supporters offered gifts and other incentives to inspire giving . `` when we came out the back side of it , we definitely felt it was like a beta test on how to create a good tool for anybody to do the same thing we were doing , '' norton told cnn . `` we took a lot of lessons we learned from the maasai run and created something that anybody could use . '' norton , whose credits include `` fight club '' and `` the incredible hulk , '' said his group wanted crowdrise to be fun and easy to use . it lets anyone create a profile , register a cause , ask for donations then communicate with supporters in creative ways . nonprofits already using the site include both large and small organizations . `` crowdrise is the only website that makes it so easy to turn our base of passionate grassroots advocates into a base of passionate fundraisers , '' said danielle murray , associate director of the conservation lands foundation .
norton , colleagues have set up a web community of volunteers , fundraisers to support causes . crowdrise lets users register a cause , ask for donations , communicate with supporters . large , small nonprofits already using crowdrise .
a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a fire broke out at a rihanna concert in dallas on friday night , forcing the event to end early . a video posted on youtube shows a fire burning at the top of the stage at the american airlines center , with some sparks falling toward the floor . some people begin to stream out . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the opticians and was referred to see opthalmologist mohit gupta , who works at pilgrim hospital in boston , england . the 77-year-old woman was struck by lightning while she sat in her car . days later , after her vision became blurred , a scan of her retina revealed she had a hole in her retina . mr gupta scanned the patient 's retina , using a relatively new technique known as optical coherence tomography -lrb- oct -rrb- . the case report into the woman 's treatment , published by the journal bmj case reports , reveals mr gupta discovered a hole in the patient 's macula , a part of the retina that is responsible for around 90 per cent of a person 's vision . the r&b and pop star posted several messages on twitter following the incident . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist and colleague of mr gupta , said the woman 's case reveals how important it is that medics check the vision of anyone struck by lightning . `` dallas !!! we set the stage on fyah tonight !!! literally !!! i 'm so -lrb- mad -rrb- , i was havin so much fun wit yall too !!! i got ta come back man !! '' the singer tweeted . cnn affiliate ktvt , citing attendees at the concert , said the fire apparently started from pyrotechnics that were part of the show . dallas fire-rescue captain johnny bates said a chair caught on fire , ktvt reported . `` one of our engine crews did enter the building but crew members with the aac or concert put out the initial fire , '' bates said , according to ktvt . he added that there were no injuries . he told livescience : ` in the future , if patients are struck by lightning , it should be a routine process to refer them to an ophthalmologist to have an eye assessment . ' he said the retina does not conduct electricity well , suggesting the injury was caused by the heat produced when the bolt struck . the woman was prescribed eye drops , but suffered an allergic reaction to them . she later underwent surgery to repair the hole in her macula , after two months of poor vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . ireporter captured the fire . on her twitter account , rihanna vowed to return to dallas . `` glad u guys are safe !!! i promise i 'll be back !!! '' she tweeted . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- do n't think raising money for nonprofits is an overly sexy undertaking ? do n't tell actor and norton told cnn . `` we took a lot of lessons we learned from the maasai run and created something that anybody could use . '' norton , whose credits include `` fight club '' and `` the incredible hulk , '' said his group wanted crowdrise to be fun and easy to use . it lets anyone create a profile , register a cause , ask for donations then communicate with supporters in creative ways . nonprofits already using the site include both large and small organizations . `` crowdrise is the only website that makes it so easy to turn our base of passionate grassroots advocates into a base of passionate fundraisers , '' said danielle murray , associate director of the conservation lands foundation .
a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a fire broke out at a rihanna concert in dallas on friday night , forcing the event to end early . a video posted on youtube shows a fire burning at the top of the stage at the american airlines center , with some sparks falling toward the floor . some people begin to stream out . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the opticians and was referred to see opthalmologist mohit gupta , who works at pilgrim hospital in boston , england . the 77-year-old woman was struck by lightning while she sat in her car . days later , after her vision became blurred , a scan of her retina revealed she had a hole in her retina . mr gupta scanned the patient 's retina , using a relatively new technique known as optical coherence tomography -lrb- oct -rrb- . the case report into the woman 's treatment , published by the journal bmj case reports , reveals mr gupta discovered a hole in the patient 's macula , a part of the retina that is responsible for around 90 per cent of a person 's vision . the r&b and pop star posted several messages on twitter following the incident . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist and colleague of mr gupta , said the woman 's case reveals how important it is that medics check the vision of anyone struck by lightning . `` dallas !!! we set the stage on fyah tonight !!! literally !!! i 'm so -lrb- mad -rrb- , i was havin so much fun wit yall too !!! i got ta come back man !! '' the singer tweeted . cnn affiliate ktvt , citing attendees at the concert , said the fire apparently started from pyrotechnics that were part of the show . dallas fire-rescue captain johnny bates said a chair caught on fire , ktvt reported . `` one of our engine crews did enter the building but crew members with the aac or concert put out the initial fire , '' bates said , according to ktvt . he added that there were no injuries . he told livescience : ` in the future , if patients are struck by lightning , it should be a routine process to refer them to an ophthalmologist to have an eye assessment . ' he said the retina does not conduct electricity well , suggesting the injury was caused by the heat produced when the bolt struck . the woman was prescribed eye drops , but suffered an allergic reaction to them . she later underwent surgery to repair the hole in her macula , after two months of poor vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . ireporter captured the fire . on her twitter account , rihanna vowed to return to dallas . `` glad u guys are safe !!! i promise i 'll be back !!! '' she tweeted . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- do n't think raising money for nonprofits is an overly sexy undertaking ? do n't tell actor and promised to keep fans updated on the situation . `` heading into a production meeting to find out exactly what happened !!! keep u posted '' he ran the new york city marathon and , in the months leading up to it , took to twitter and a website to raise pledges that would go to the maasai wilderness conservation fund -- a charity working for sustainable development in eastern africa . in that effort , norton and other supporters offered gifts and other incentives to inspire giving . `` when we came out the back side of it , we definitely felt it was like a beta test on how to create a good tool for anybody to do the same thing we were doing , '' norton told cnn . `` we took a lot of lessons we learned from the maasai run and created something that anybody could use . '' norton , whose credits include `` fight club '' and `` the incredible hulk , '' said his group wanted crowdrise to be fun and easy to use . it lets anyone create a profile , register a cause , ask for donations then communicate with supporters in creative ways . nonprofits already using the site include both large and small organizations . `` crowdrise is the only website that makes it so easy to turn our base of passionate grassroots advocates into a base of passionate fundraisers , '' said danielle murray , associate director of the conservation lands foundation .
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a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a fire broke out at a rihanna concert in dallas on friday night , forcing the event to end early . a video posted on youtube shows a fire burning at the top of the stage at the american airlines center , with some sparks falling toward the floor . some people begin to stream out . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the opticians and was referred to see opthalmologist mohit gupta , who works at pilgrim hospital in boston , england . the 77-year-old woman was struck by lightning while she sat in her car . days later , after her vision became blurred , a scan of her retina revealed she had a hole in her retina . mr gupta scanned the patient 's retina , using a relatively new technique known as optical coherence tomography -lrb- oct -rrb- . the case report into the woman 's treatment , published by the journal bmj case reports , reveals mr gupta discovered a hole in the patient 's macula , a part of the retina that is responsible for around 90 per cent of a person 's vision . the r&b and pop star posted several messages on twitter following the incident . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist and colleague of mr gupta , said the woman 's case reveals how important it is that medics check the vision of anyone struck by lightning . `` dallas !!! we set the stage on fyah tonight !!! literally !!! i 'm so -lrb- mad -rrb- , i was havin so much fun wit yall too !!! i got ta come back man !! '' the singer tweeted . cnn affiliate ktvt , citing attendees at the concert , said the fire apparently started from pyrotechnics that were part of the show . dallas fire-rescue captain johnny bates said a chair caught on fire , ktvt reported . `` one of our engine crews did enter the building but crew members with the aac or concert put out the initial fire , '' bates said , according to ktvt . he added that there were no injuries . he told livescience : ` in the future , if patients are struck by lightning , it should be a routine process to refer them to an ophthalmologist to have an eye assessment . ' he said the retina does not conduct electricity well , suggesting the injury was caused by the heat produced when the bolt struck . the woman was prescribed eye drops , but suffered an allergic reaction to them . she later underwent surgery to repair the hole in her macula , after two months of poor vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . ireporter captured the fire . on her twitter account , rihanna vowed to return to dallas . `` glad u guys are safe !!! i promise i 'll be back !!! '' she tweeted . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- do n't think raising money for nonprofits is an overly sexy undertaking ? do n't tell actor and
 A 77-year-old woman suffered partial blindness after being struck by lightning while sitting in her car. Despite the dramatic and rare event, the woman's injury was not detected straight away. Days later, she visited an optician and was referred to an ophthalmologist, who discovered a hole in her retina. The case report highlights the importance of medical professionals checking the vision of anyone struck by lightning.