Blindness following frontal sinus irrigation. Report of a case

• Published in: Archives of otolaryngology (1960) Vol. 106; no. 6; p. 358
• Main Authors: Thompson, J N, Niccole, M W, Wong, E, Passy, V, Kohut, R I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1980
• Subjects: Blindness - etiology; Female; Frontal Sinus; Humans; Middle Aged; Sinusitis - therapy; Therapeutic Irrigation - adverse effects

Visual loss is a rare and dreaded complication of surgical procedures of the paranasal sinuses. A case of sudden unilateral blindness following irrigation of the frontal sinus is presented and the presumptive pathophysiology is discussed. An awareness of this potential complication as well as early...