title: Unilateral blindness following septoplasty.
abstract: Visual loss following routine nasal surgery is an extremely rare and devastating complication. We report a case of unilateral blindness due to orbital apex syndrome following septoplasty. We also review the literature and discuss probable causes. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second published report of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shihada
authors.forename: Milo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fradis
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vardizer
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luntz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures