Shock-induced anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy after radical prostatectomy

The case is reported of a 61-year-old man who developed shock-induced anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (SIAION) after undergoing radical prostatectomy. Visual loss began on the third postoperative day. Only one other patient with SIAION after prostatectomy has been reported in the past. SIAION ma...

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Published inClinical & experimental ophthalmology Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 438
Main Author Foroozan, Rod
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.08.2004
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Blood Pressure
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmoscopy
Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - etiology
Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - physiopathology
Papilledema - etiology
Papilledema - physiopathology
Postoperative Complications
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Shock, Hemorrhagic - complications
Shock, Hemorrhagic - physiopathology
Vision Disorders - etiology
Vision Disorders - physiopathology
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Summary:The case is reported of a 61-year-old man who developed shock-induced anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (SIAION) after undergoing radical prostatectomy. Visual loss began on the third postoperative day. Only one other patient with SIAION after prostatectomy has been reported in the past. SIAION may result in fixed visual loss after radical prostatectomy and ophthalmic evaluation should not be delayed in patients with postoperative visual loss.
ISSN:1442-6404
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00851.x