title: Postoperative visual loss following prone spinal surgery.
abstract: Postoperative visual loss is a rare but disastrous complication that has an estimated incidence of 0.01-1% after non-ocular surgery. We report a patient who underwent a prolonged spinal operation in the prone position and complained of blindness in one eye postoperatively. We consider the potential aetiological factors contributing to this unilateral postoperative visual loss and suggest strategies to reduce the incidence of this complication in spinal surgery.
authors.affiliation: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kamming
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016684:Prone Position; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae