TITLE:
Visual Loss after Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CABG) for Coronary Artery Disease: A Report of Case
AUTHORS:
Christos Simoglou, Fotios Konstantinou, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Savvas Elefteriadis, Georgios Bougioukas
KEYWORDS:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Visual Loss, Ophthalmological Test, Cross-Clamp, Extracorporeal Circulation
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Vol.5 No.5,
May
26,
2015
ABSTRACT: We are reporting a 59-year-old male who presented with features of bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy after coronary artery bypass grafting. Postoperative vision loss after major nonocular surgery is a very rare but devastating complication since it has the potential to cause bilateral, severe and permanent loss of vision.