title: Transient bilateral post-operative visual loss in spinal surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Post-operative visual loss (POVL) following spinal surgery is a rare but devastating complication. Although a number of intra-operative and post-operative factors have been implicated, the exact etiology may still remain unclear.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a unique case of transient bilateral POVL in a patient who had undergone lumbar surgery in the prone position.
  
  
  METHODS
  This patient was followed up prospectively for 1 year.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective follow-up of a single patient following spinal surgery, who developed transient bilateral POVL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This patient's visual loss improved within 48 h.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the only documented case of POVL to have resolved completely within 48 h.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Spine Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, West Block, D Floor, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. nasquraishi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nasir A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Quraishi
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wolinsky
authors.forename: Ziya L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gokaslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016684:Prone Position; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome