Transient postoperative blindness as a possible effect of glycine toxicity.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This case report of transient blindness after bilateral knee arthroscopy postulates glycine toxicity as a possible cause of postoperative blindness. The orthopaedic surgeon should be aware of this dose-related effect, and should use glycine irrigant selectively and sparingly for electrosurgical applications.
Medical subject headings
- Blindness
- Glycine
- Postoperative Complications
Anatomy
- knee