Intraocular hemorrhages associated with endoscopic spinal surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To report the occurrence of intraocular hemorrhages in association with endoscopic spinal surgery.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 40-year-old patient noted severe visual loss in both eyes after epidural endoscopy, epidurography, and endoscopic adhesiolysis. Ophthalmic examination showed a best-corrected visual acuity of RE: 20/800, and LE: counting fingers, and extensive subhyaloid, retinal, and subretinal hemorrhages in both eyes. The hemorrhages resolved over a period of 8 weeks and the best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/40 in both eyes after 4 months.


CONCLUSIONS
A syndrome of visual loss and intraocular hemorrhages after an endoscopic spinal procedure is studied.
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0284, USA. tabandeh@eye1.eye.ufl.edu
D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity