title: Ophthalmic Artery Occlusion Following Transconjunctival Orbitotomy.
abstract: Postoperative blindness after orbital surgery is an extremely rare and a disastrous complication. Ophthalmic artery occlusion as a cause of such unexpected vision loss has not been documented in literature. The authors report a case of a middle aged man who developed sudden vision loss due to ophthalmic artery occlusion following transconjunctival excision of orbital schwanomma. The possible mechanisms contributing to the loss of vision are discussed and preventive strategies are suggested to reduce the incidence of this complication.
authors.affiliation: *Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, †Smt Kannuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, and ‡Ocular Pathology Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Anasua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Rajeev Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pappuru
authors.forename: Mohammad Javed
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Dilip Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Milind N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed