title: Unilateral postoperative visual loss due to central retinal artery occlusion following cervical spine surgery in prone position.
abstract: Postoperative visual loss following spinal surgery is a rare complication. Although a number of intraoperative and postoperative factors have been implicated exact etiology still may remain unclear. We report a case of unilateral postoperative visual loss in a patient who had undergone prolonged spine surgery in a prone position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. dhirajnakra@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Dhiraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakra
authors.forename: Indu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pratap
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016684:Prone Position; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications*