Unilateral postoperative visual loss due to central retinal artery occlusion following cervical spine surgery in prone position.
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.
Nakra
Dhiraj
D
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. dhirajnakra@rediffmail.com
Bala
Indu
I
Pratap
Monica
M
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*