Bilateral posterior optic neuropathy after bilateral radical neck dissection and hypotension
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für Ophthalmologie
- Vol. 230 (4) , 301-308
- https://doi.org/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.Keywords
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