title: Caesarean section following a recent retinal haemorrhage.
abstract: We report a case of a 32-year-old woman who developed an antenatal Valsalva-induced retinal haemorrhage causing unilateral blindness 38 weeks into her pregnancy. Delivery was achieved by elective Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. The influence of anaesthetic technique on a recent retinal haemorrhage is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Chidley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Vanner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage