title: Permanent blindness after endoscopic sinus surgery.
abstract: Few cases of ophthalmic complications have been reported following sinus endoscopic surgery with current techniques. Irreversible damage to orbital structures was found in a 21-year-old patient referred to our department for evaluation after sinus endoscopic surgery and ipsilateral amaurosis.
authors: Institut de Microcirugía Ocular, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. lumav@hotmail.com
authors: Luz María
authors: LM
authors: Vásquez
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: González-Candial
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity