Care of the eye during anaesthesia and intensive care

Publication date: Available online 26 November 2016 Source:Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Author(s): Anthony O'Driscoll, Emert White Perioperative eye injuries and blindness are rare but important complications of anaesthesia. The three causes of postoperative blindness are ischaemic optic neuropathy, central retinal artery thrombosis (these can exist in tandem and have been described as ischaemic oculopathies) and cortical blindness. This review aims to improve anaesthetists' knowledge of orbital anatomy, ocular physiology and the mechanisms of perioperative eye injuries to help reduce their occurrence.
Source: Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research