Unilateral Blindness due to Patient Positioning During Cervical Syringomyelia SurgeryUnilateral Blindness After Prone Position
作者:
Ahmet Bekar,
Kudret Türeyen,
Kaya Aksoy,
期刊:
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 3
页码: 227-229
ISSN:0898-4921
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
关键词: Spinal surgery;Horseshoe headrest;Prone position;Unilateral blindness
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
During spinal surgery using a horseshoe headrest with the patient in the prone position, the possibility of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) increases, and its cause can be attributed primarily to excessive extraocular pressure, a very rare complication. This report describes a case of CRAO, occurring in an adult, after cervical syringomyelia surgery in which a horseshoe headrest was used.
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