• Singap Med J · Jul 2006

    Case Reports

    Monocular blindness: a complication of intraoperative positioning in posterior cervical spine surgery.

    • V B Kasodekar and J L T Chen.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore. kasodekarvaibhav@hotmail.com
    • Singap Med J. 2006 Jul 1; 47 (7): 631-3.

    AbstractPostoperative visual loss after spine surgery is a rare but devastating complication. Although uncommon, reports of postoperative blindness are documented in spine and cardiopulmonary bypass surgeries with an incidence varying between 0.05 percent and one percent. A 62-year-old man presenting with cervical myelopathy underwent C3-C6 posterior laminectomy, decompression and lateral mass plating. Unfortunately, he developed unilateral blindness in his right eye. The potential aetiological factors and ways to prevent this disastrous complication are discussed.

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