Open AccessSequential Episodes of Perioperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Hip Surgery
Author(s) -
Brigid Marshall,
Manik Goel,
Ian Pitha,
Gregory P. Van Stavern,
Collin M. McClelland
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0000000000000093
Subject(s) - perioperative , medicine , complication , ischemic optic neuropathy , surgery , optic neuropathy , anesthesia , optic nerve , ophthalmology
Perioperative ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) after nonocular surgery is a rare complication leading to permanent and often severe vision loss. Due in part to the low prevalence of this complication, there remains no reliable way to predict which patients will develop ION. We present a patient with sequential episodes of unilateral perioperative ION, both occurring after otherwise uncomplicated hip operations. Patients and physicians should be aware that perioperative ION after one surgery may increase the risk of ION after subsequent surgeries.