Permanent postoperative vision loss associated with expansion of intraocular gas in the presence of a nitrous oxide-containing anesthetic

Anesthesiology. 2002 Nov;97(5):1309-10. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200211000-00039.

Authors

Robin R Seaberg¹, William R Freeman, Michael H Goldbaum, Gerard R Manecke Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12411820
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200211000-00039

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Blindness / etiology*
Female
Gases
Humans
Male
Nitrous Oxide / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Retinal Detachment / surgery*

Substances

Gases
Nitrous Oxide