Perioperative visual loss: what do we know, what can we do?
Perioperative visual loss (POVL), a rare, but devastating complication, can follow non-ocular surgery. Highest rates of visual loss are with cardiac and spine surgery. The main causes of visual loss after non-ocular surgery are retinal vascular occlusion and ischaemic optic neuropathy. This review updates readers on the incidence, suspected risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of POVL due to these conditions.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Box MC 4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. sroth@dacc.uchicago.edu
D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016684:Prone Position; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors