Table 1. Search strategies implemented on May 4, 2013, and results from Medline, Lilacs (Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) and Embase.

Database	Search terms	Results	Relevant findings
Medline (via PubMed)	((“burns, electric” [MeSH Terms]) OR (“burns, eye” [MeSH Terms])) AND ((“retinal detachment” [MeSH Terms]) OR (“retinal perforations” [MeSH Terms]))	5 studies	Macular holes and cysts are commonly described associated with little or no retinal detachment
Lilacs (via Bireme)	Burns, Electric [Subject descriptor] and Eye Burns [Subject descriptor] and Retinal Detachment [Subject descriptor]	0 articles	There were no articles or case reports found in any language
	Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica [DeCS Category] and Queimaduras Oculares [DeCS Category] and Descolamento retiniano [DeCS Category]	0 articles
	Quemaduras por Electricidad [DeCS Category] and Quemaduras Oculares [DeCS Category] and Desprendimiento de Retina [DeCS Category]	0 articles
Embase (via Elsevier)	burn’/exp AND ‘electric burn’/exp AND ‘retina detachment’/exp	0 articles	None