Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 426-432, March 2000

Post-Operative Bilateral Vision Loss

  • David Remigio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Flushing, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Christian Wertenbaker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Flushing, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints are not available

PETER J. SAVINO, EDITOR

Abstract 

A 41-year-old man presented with acute bilateral loss of vision upon awakening after elective surgery. After thorough evaluation it was determined that he had suffered bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathies secondary to hypotension while under general anesthesia. One eye showed significant improvement over the next 4 weeks, whereas the other remained unchanged.

Keywords:  hypotension, optic nerve, posterior ischemic optic neuropathy, postoperative visual loss, surgical complications

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PII: S0039-6257(00)00107-7

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 426-432, March 2000

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