Bilateral posterior optic neuropathy after bilateral radical neck dissection and hypotension

Y Nawa; J D Jaques; N R Miller; R A Palermo; W R Green

doi:10.1007/BF00165935

Bilateral posterior optic neuropathy after bilateral radical neck dissection and hypotension

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1992;230(4):301-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00165935.

Authors

Y Nawa¹, J D Jaques, N R Miller, R A Palermo, W R Green

Affiliation

¹ Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 1505758
DOI: 10.1007/BF00165935

Abstract

A 67-year-old man became totally blind after bilateral neck dissection complicated by postoperative hypotension. Histopathological study revealed extensive bilateral infarction of the orbital portion of the optic nerves.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Blindness / etiology
Blindness / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
Humans
Hypotension / complications*
Infarction / pathology
Male
Neck Dissection / adverse effects*
Optic Nerve / blood supply
Optic Nerve / pathology
Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Optic Nerve Diseases / pathology
Pharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery
Postoperative Complications