title: Peri-operative visual loss following total knee arthroplasty - A case report: Visual loss following TKA.
abstract: Perioperative visual loss (POVL) following non-ocular surgery is a rare but significant complication. This report describes a case of ischaemic optic neuropathy following total knee arthroplasty which resulted in permanent blindness.
authors.affiliation: Outcome Assessment Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.affiliation: Outcome Assessment Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Outcome Assessment Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Seamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Anaesthetic Department, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Milligan
authors.affiliation: Ophthamology Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Albert B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Page
authors.affiliation: Outcome Assessment Unit, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Beverland
keywords: Knee replacement; Post-operative; Vision loss