Unilateral postoperative visual loss following prone positioning. Issue 2 (23rd August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barrett, Thomas; Webster, Simon; Ferris, John
• Is Part Of: Anaesthesia cases. Volume 3:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 25
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2015-08-23
• Subjects: 617.9605
• DOI: 10.21466/ac.UPVLFPP.2015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2396-8397

Abstract

Summary: Peri‐operative visual loss following general anaesthesia is a potentially devastating complication of surgery. Its aetiology is variable and multifactoral. We describe an unusual, and previously unreported, cause of temporary peri‐operative visual loss in a patient undergoing orthopaedic surgery in the prone position. We highlight the importance of illiciting a history of previous ophthalmic surgery during the pre‐operative assessment in a patient due to undergo prone surgery and discussing the possibility of peri‐operative visual loss at this stage.