Peri-operative visual loss following total knee arthroplasty - A case report: Visual loss following TKA.

Spence, David J; Bennett, Damien; O'Brien, Seamus; Milligan, Kevin R; Page, Albert B; Beverland, David E · J Orthop · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Perioperative visual loss (POVL) following non-ocular surgery is a rare but significant complication. This report describes a case of ischaemic optic neuropathy following total knee arthroplasty which resulted in permanent blindness.

Anatomy