• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 2002

    Case Reports

    Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy after emergency caesarean section under epidural anesthesia.

    • M Gupta, P Puri, and I G Rennie.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, England.
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2002 Jul 1;46(6):751-2.

    AbstractWe report a case of non arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following caesarean delivery in a patient who had epidural analgesia. There was doubt as to whether it was subdural. The patient underwent caesarean section because of second stage non-progression of labor. We discuss the possible etiology of this unpleasant complication.

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