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Postpartum Hemorrhage Producing Acute Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Sharma Ranjana,
Desai Sanjiv
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1993.tb00381.x
Subject(s) - medicine , optic neuropathy , ischemic optic neuropathy , cardiology , optic nerve , ophthalmology
A rare case of bilateral peripartum blindness due to acute ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) occurring after an episode of postpartum hemorrhage is described. Massive blood loss and the resultant hypotension was instrumental in reducing the perfusion pressure at the optic nerve head and producing ischemic damage to it.