ABSTRACT Cataract is the most common ocular complication of the lightning injury. We report a 35-years-old man who admitted to our clinic with the complaints of progressive visual loss for the last 1 year. On ophthalmic examination, his vision was limited to 5/10 in the right eye and counting fingers at 1 meter in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral cataract with more intense in the left eye. No pathology was observed in the posterior segment examination except bilateral posterior vitreous detachment. There was no systemic disease or drug use history that could cause cataracts but it was informed that 15 years ago he was followed-up in intensive care unit with unconscious for 1 week because of a lightning strike and had burn scars on the head and on the foot of the lightning's entrance and exit. Coexistence of posterior vitreous detachment and cataract in younger age is thought to be due to lightning injury and more detailed examination was performed in terms of additional posterior segment pathologies that may be accompanied. The patient was informed and bilateral uncomplicated cataract surgery was performed for one week. At the sixth month follow-up, it was observed that the best-corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in both eyes and there was no additional pathology other than posterior vitreous detachment.