[Orbital ischemia syndrome after surgical intervention of the spine. A case report].
Uni- or bilateral blindness is an infrequent but severe complication after spinal surgery and typically occurs more frequently in elderly patients. The visual loss may be caused by ischemic optic neuropathy , central retinal artery or vein occlusion or cerebral stroke . It has often been attributed to various causes such as hemorrhagic shock, hypotension, coagulopathic disorders and embolism. However blindness as a surgical complication has rarely been described as a consequence of prolonged compression of the eye.
Tachfouti
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Service d'Ophtalmologie A, Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat, Maroc. s_tachfouti@hotmail.com
Karmane
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El Moussaif
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Boutimzine
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Daoudi
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D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000209:etiology*; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*