Anesth Analg 2003;96:899-902
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
GENERAL ARTICLES
Visual Loss and Ophthalmoplegia After Shoulder Surgery
M. Tariq Bhatti, MD*, and
F. Kayser Enneking, MD
Departments of *Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery and
Anesthesiology, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitative Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
Address correspondence and reprint requests to M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, PO Box 100284, Gainesville, FL 32610-0284. Address e-mail to tbhatti{at}eye1.eye.ufl.edu
IMPLICATIONS: Ophthalmic complications can occur after a variety of non-ocular surgery. The etiology of postoperative visual loss and eye movement dysfunction is complex and multifactorial. In many cases, more than one perioperative factor may be associated with an adverse ophthalmic outcome.
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