Articles and case reports

Posters and presentations

APSF display posters

Five 11" by 17" posters presented at the ASA Annual Meeting APSF booth for 2000.

Educational booklet for care providers

A 10 page booklet for anesthesiologists describing in brief the issue of postoperative blindness.

Educational handout for patients

A 1 page overview of postoperative visual loss for patients.

ASA POVL Registry Reading

Roth S, Barach P. Postoperative visual loss: still no answers--yet. Anesthesiology. 2001 Sep;95(3): 575-7. Editorial

Lee LA. ASA Postoperative Visual Loss Registry: Preliminary Analysis of Factors Associated with Spine Operations. ASA Newsletter 2003;67(6): 7-8.

Lee LA. POVL Registry Reports Preliminary Data. APSF Newsletter 2003;18(2): 21.

Lee LA, Roth S, Posner KL, Cheney FW, Caplan RA, Newman NJ, Domino KB. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Postoperative Visual Loss Registry: Analysis of 93 Spine Surgery Cases with Postoperative Visual Loss. Anesthesiology. 2006 Oct;105(4):652-659.

Recommended Readings on Optic Neuropathies and Perioperative Vision Loss

Cullinane D, Jenkins J, Reddy S, et al. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: a complication after systemic inflammatory response syndrome. J Trauma 2000; 48(3):381-6.

Dunker S, Hsu H, Sebag J, Sadun A. Perioperative risk factors for posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. J Am Coll Surg 2002; 194(6):705-10.

Lee LA, Lam AM. Postoperative Visual Loss. Advances in Anesthesia 2003;vol. 21.

Roth S, Gillesberg I. Injuries to the Visual System and Other Sense Organs. In Benumof J, Saidman L, eds. Anesthesia and Perioperative Complications. St. Louis: Mosby, 1999. pp. 377-408.

Sadda S, Nee M, Miller N, et al. Clinical spectrum of posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Am J Ophthalmol 2001; 132(5):743-750.

Sweeney P, Breuer A, Selhorst J, et al. Ischemic optic neuropathy: a complication of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Neurology 1982; 32:560-2.

Warner M, Fronapfel P, Hebl J, et al. Perioperative Visual Changes. Anesthesiology 2002; 96(4):855-9.

Williams E. Postoperative Blindness. Anesthesiol Clin North America 2002; 20(3):605-622.

Case Reports of Visual Loss

Aoki N, Oikawa A, Sakai T: Isolated ophthalmological manifestations due to malfunction of a lumboperitoneal shunt: shortening of the spinal catheter in three pediatric patients. Childs Nerv Syst 1997; 13:264-7

Barletta JP, Fanous MM, Hamed LM: Temporary blindness in the TUR syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol 1994; 14:6-8

Bekar A, Tureyen K, Aksoy K: Unilateral blindness due to patient positioning during cervical syringomyelia surgery: unilateral blindness after prone position. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 1996; 8:227-9

Brau RH, Lameiro J, Llaguno AV, Rifkinson N: Metamorphopsia and permanent cortical blindness after a posterior fossa tumor. Neurosurgery 1986; 19:263-6

Brew BJ, Garrick R, Connelley TJ: Lumboperitoneal shunting as a cause of visual loss in benign intracranial hypertension. Clin Exp Neurol 1987; 23:233-5

Brown RH, Schauble JF, Miller NR: Anemia and hypotension as contributors to perioperative loss of vision.  Anesthesiology 1994; 80:222-226

Burkhart SS, Barnett CR, Snyder SJ: Transient postoperative blindness as a possible effect of glycine toxicity. Arthroscopy 1990; 6:112-4

Busch T, Sirbu H, Aleksic I, Stamm C, Zenker D, Dalichau H: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: a complication after extracorporeal circulation.  Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 4:354-358

Casanova B, Prieto M, Deya E, Gisbert C, Mir J, Berenguer J, Vilchez JJ: Persistent cortical blindness after cyclosporine leukoencephalopathy. Liver Transpl Surg 1997; 3:638-40

Cedzich C, Schramm J, Wenzel D: Reversible visual loss after shunt malfunction. Acta Neurochir Wien 1990; 105:121-3

Cheng MA, Sigurdson W, Tempelhoff R, Lauryssen C:  Visual loss after spine surgery: A survey.  Neurosurgery 2000; 46:625-631

Cherny M, O’Day J, Currie J: Intraretinal gray lesions as a sign of reversible visual loss following prolonged ophthalmic artery hypoperfusion. J Clin Neuroophthalmol 1991; 11:228-32

Chun DM, Levin DK: Ischemic optic neuropathy after hemorrhage from a cornual ectopic gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 177:1550-1552

Clemens A, Van Slycken S, Zeyen T, Vanden-Abeele D, Van de Heyning P, Schmelzer A, Tassignon MJ: Blindness following paranasal sinus surgery : a report of two cases. Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol 1992; 245:81-4

Connolly SE, Gordon KB, Horton JC. Salvage of vision after hypotension-induced ischemic optic neuropathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1994 Feb 15;117(2):235-42.

Cuellar E, Diaz-Sanchez F, Hinojosa A, Gonzalez-Jimenez JM, Rodriguez-Rodriguez JM, Munoz-Guardia JL: Postoperative cortical blindness after resection of a retroperitoneal teratoma. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 1995; 42:178-81

deGroen PC, Aksamit AJ, Rakela J, Forbes GS, Krom RA: Central nervous system toxicity after liver transplantation. The role of cyclosporine and cholesterol. N Engl J Med 1987; 317:861-6

Delattre O, Catonne Y, Saillant G: Ocular complications of surgery of the spine. Proposal for a new head-rest. Chirurgie 1994-95; 120:31-4

Dilger JA, Tetzlaff JE, Bell GR, Kosmorsky GS, Agnor RC, O'Hara JF Jr.: Ischaemic optic neuropathy after spinal fusion.  Can J Anaesth 1998; 45:63-66

Drachman BM, DeNofrio D, Acker MA, Galetta S, Loh E: Cortical blindness secondary to cyclosporine after orthotopic heart transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. J Heart Lung Transplant 1996; 15:1158-64

Fischer H, Haberle M, Hornstein OP: Transient vision loss caused by scandicaine with added arterenol in the excision of basalioma of the side of the noes. Hautarzt 1987; 38:544-7

Goldstein MJ, Parker RL, Dewan DM: Status epilepticus amauroticus secondary to meningitis as a cause of postpartum cortical blindness. Reg Anesth 1996; 21:595-8

Grossman W, Ward WT: Central retinal artery occlusion after scoliosis surgery with a horseshoe headrest. Case report and literature review. Spine 1993; 18:1226-8

Hardy J, Robertson JT, Wilkie DA: Ischemic optic neuropathy and blindness after arterial occlusion for treatment of guttural pouch mycosis in two horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1990; 196:1631-4

Jarosz JM, Howlett DC, Cox TC, Bingham JB: Cyclosporine-related reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy: MRI. Neuroradiology 1997; 39:711-5

Kang S, Yang Y, Kim T, Kim J: Sudden unilateral blindness after intracranial aneurysm surgery. Acta Neurochir Wien 1997; 139:221-6

Katz DM, Trobe JD, Cornblath WT, Kline LB. Ischemic optic neuropathy after lumbar spine surgery. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994 Jul;112(7):925-31.

Katzman SS, Moschonas CG, Dzioba RB: Amaurosis secondary to massive blood loss after lumbar spine surgery. Spine 1994; 19:468-9

Lana-Peixoto MA, Barbosa A: Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a child with AS haemoglobinopathy and migraine.  Br J Ophthalmol 1998; 82:199-200

Le Queau F, Kheyar A, Bouzaiene M, Eurin B: Postoperative blindness after buccal tumorectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1995; 14:37-40

Lee AG: Ischemic optic neuropathy following lumbar spine surgery. Case report. J Neurosurg 1995; 83:348-9

Lee LA, Lam AM. Unilateral blindness after prone lumbar spine surgery.Anesthesiology. 2001 Sep;95(3):793-5

Levin H, Ben-David B: Transient blindness during hysteroscopy: a rare complication. Anesth Analg 1995; 81:880-1

Li KK, Caradonna D, Lauretano AM, Iwamoto MA: Delayed blindness after facial fracture repair. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997; 116:251-3

Li KK, Meara JG, Joseph MP: Reversal of blindness after facial fracture repair by prompt optic nerve decompression. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1997; 55:648-50

Maniglia AJ: Fatal and other major complications of endoscopic sinus surgery. Laryngoscope 1991; 101:349-54

McFadzean RM, Hadley DM, McIlwaine GG: Optochiasmal arachnoiditis following muslin wrapping of ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysms. J Neurosurg 1991; 75:393-6

Mizutani AR, Parker J, Katz J, Schmidt J: Visual disturbances, serum glycine levels and transurethral resection of the prostate. J Urol 1990; 144:697-9

Moster ML: Visual loss after coronary artery bypass surgery.  Surv Ophthalmol 1998; 42:453-457

Myers MA, Hamilton SR, Bogosian AJ, Smith CH, Wagner TA: Visual loss as a complication of spine surgery. A review of 37 cases. Spine 1997; 22:1325-9

Murphy MA. Bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy after lumbar spine surgery. Ophthalmology 2003; 110: 1454-57.

Nawa Y, Jaques JD, Miller NR, Palermo RA, Green WR: Bilateral posterior optic neuropathy after bilateral radical neck dissection and hypotension. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1992; 230:301-8

Palimar P, Cota N: Bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy following amiodarone.   Eye 1998; 12:894-896

Parker WT, Clorfeine GS, Longstreth GF: Night blindness after jejunoileal bypass surgery. Am J Gastroenterol 1985; 80:535-7

Portnoy SL, Beer PM, Packer AJ, Van Dyk HJ. Embolic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1989 Mar;9(1):21-5

Remigio D, Wertenbaker C. Post-operative bilateral vision loss. Surv Ophthalmol. 2000 Mar-Apr;44(5):426-32

Rizzo JF 3rd: Visual loss after neurosurgical repair of paraclinoid aneurysms. Ophthalmology 1995; 102:905-10

Robinson RJ, Cecere R, Chiu RC:  Binocular blindness following dynamic cardiomyoplasty. J Card Surg 1996; 11:75-8

Russegger L, Langmayr JJ, Twerdy K: Chronic subdural hematoma as a cause for blindness. Neurochirurgia Stuttg 1992; 35:207-9

Russell D: Painless loss of vision after transurethral resection of the prostate. Anaesthesia 1990; 45:218-21

Shaked G, Garriel A, Roy-Shapira A: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy after hemorrhagic shock.  The Journal of Trauama: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 1998; 44:923-925

Shults WT, Hamby S, Corbett JJ, Kardon R, Winterkorn JS, Odel JG: Neuro-ophthalmic complications of intracranial catheters. Neurosurgery 1993; 33:135-8

Sozeri B, Ataman M, Gursel B: Blindness after intranasal ethmoidectomy. Rhinology 1993; 31:85-7

Stambough JL, Cheeks ML: Central retinal artery occlusion: a complication of the knee-chest position. J Spinal Disord 1992; 5:363-5

Stevens WR, Glazer PA, Kelley SD, Lietman TM, Bradford DS: Ophthalmic complications after spinal surgery. Spine 1997; 22:1319-24

Stiller RJ, Leone-Tomaschoff S, Cuteri J, Beck L: Postpartum pulmonary embolus as an unusual cause of cortical blindness. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990; 162:696-7

Tasdemiroglu E, Zuccarello M, Tew JM Jr: Recovery of vision after transcranial decompression of pituitray apoplexy characterized by third ventricular hemorrhage. Neurosurery 1993; 32:121-3

Tsai RK, Sun CY: Spontaneous dissection of internal carotid artery presenting as isolated posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.  Br J Ophthalmol 1997; 81:513

Tzekov C, Cherninkova S, Gudeva T: Neuroophthalmological symptoms in children treated for internal hydrocephalus. Pediatr Neurosurg 1991; 17:317-20

Van Bogaert P, Raftopoulos C, Cordonnier M. Chaskis C. Szliwowski HB: Cranial disjunction and visual failure in a slit ventricle syndrome with patent shunt. Childs Nerv Syst 1996; 12:276-9

Vanden-Abeele D, Clemens A, Tassignon MJ, Van de Heyning PH: Blindness due to electrocoagulation following functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 1994; 48:11-6

West J, Askin G, Clarke M, Vernon SA: Loss of vision in one eye following scoliosis surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 1990; 74:243-4

Wilson JF, Freeman SB, Breene DP: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy causing blindness in the head and neck surgery patient. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 117:1304-6

Wong CW, Chen TY, Liao JJ, You DL: Serial regional blood flow and visual evoked responses in transient cortical blindness. Acta Neurochir Wien 1993; 120:187-9

Zimmerman CF, Van Patten PD, Golnik KC, Kopitnik TA Jr, Anand R: Orbital infarction syndrome after surgery for intracranial aneurysms. Ophthalmology 1995; 102:594-8