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Annals of ophthalmology · Sep 1990
Case ReportsSudden blindness after thermocoagulation of the trigeminal ganglion.
- V Feiler, V Godel, and M Lazar.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv University Medical School, Israel.
- Ann Ophthalmol. 1990 Sep 1;22(9):339-40.
AbstractSudden blindness during percutaneous thermocoagulation of the gasserian ganglion occurred in a 72-year-old woman with trigeminal neuralgia. Considered a safe procedure, we highlight the possibility of this serious complication which was probably due to direct damage of the optic nerve.
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