title: Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy after uneventful phacoemulsification: case report.
abstract: To report a case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) after uneventful cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. Prospective, observational case report and literature review. We report the case history of a 74-year-old woman who underwent phacoemulsification and developed sudden loss of vision on the 13th postoperative day. After complete ocular and systemic evaluation the diagnosis of NAION was made. NAION can be associated with cataract extraction, and surgeons should be aware of this potentially blinding complication.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. brunofontes@oftalmo.epm.br
authors.forename: Bruno Machado
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Fontes
authors.forename: Liang Shih
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Eduardo Sone
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Carlos Filipe
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Chicani
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*