Vision loss 2 weeks after uneventful optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery may be attributed to retinal reperfusion injury

Motasem M. Al-Latayfeh, Shlomit Schaal

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report a rare case of retinal reperfusion injury after optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery. Patients and Methods: Single patient case report. Results: A 58-year-old African American woman presented with severe visual loss in the right eye 2 weeks after optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery. Retinal examination at presentation showed severe arterial narrowing and the appearance of new intraretinal hemorrhages. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated delayed venous filling. Conclusion: Severe visual loss after optic nerve sheath fenestration procedure is uncommon. This case may represent the first reported case of reperfusion injury in human eyes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)371-374
Number of pages4
JournalRetinal Cases and Brief Reports
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Keywords

  • Ischemia
  • Optic nerve
  • Papilledema
  • Reperfusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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