RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Visual loss after coronary artery bypass surgery
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 74
OP 76
VO 5
IS 1
A1 Shaaban, Reham I.
A1 Asfour, Wafa M.
YR 2000
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/5/1/74.abstract
AB Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is caused by microvascular occlusion of the prelaminar or laminar portion of the optic nerve head. The main types are arteritic, non-arteritic, and autoimmune. Few cases were reported following coronary artery bypass surgery. A 63-year-old man, who is both diabetic and hypertensive, underwent coronary artery bypass graft complicated postoperatively by sudden visual loss in his right eye. The diagnosis was non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Possible predisposing factors were crowded disc and internal carotid artery stenosis.