title: Transient bilateral blindness in a patient after cardiac surgery.
abstract: Our report describes a case of temporary bilateral blindness in a patient after undergoing mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis and coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. vtchantchaleishvili@bics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Vakhtang
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tchantchaleishvili
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dibardino
authors.forename: R Morton
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bolman
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine