Cortical blindness following spinal surgery: very rare cause of perioperative vision loss.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23275814.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4184/asj.2012.6.4.287 and PMC identifier 3530705.
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Abstract
A 38-year-old man was operated with posterior spinal decompression and pedicle screw instrumentation for his L2 fracture with incomplete neurological deficit. In the recovery, he complained of blindness in both eyes after twelve hours. Computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance angiography revealed bilateral occipital lobe infarcts. He remained permanently blind even after three years follow-up. Though rare, perioperative vision loss is a potential complication following spine surgery in prone position. We report a rare occurrence of cortical blindness following lumbar spine surgery.