title: Bilateral posterior optic neuropathy after bilateral radical neck dissection and hypotension.
abstract: A 67-year-old man became totally blind after bilateral neck dissection complicated by postoperative hypotension. Histopathological study revealed extensive bilateral infarction of the orbital portion of the optic nerves.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nawa
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jaques
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications*; D007238:Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications