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Report of a Case

James N. Thompson, MD; Michael W. Niccole, MD; Edward Wong, MD; Victor Passy, MD; Robert I. Kohut, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1980;106(6):358-360.

Abstract
• Visual loss is a rare and dreaded complication of surgical procedures of the paranasal sinuses. A case of sudden unilateral blindness following irrigation of the frontal sinus is presented and the presumptive pathophysiology is discussed. An awareness of this potential complication as well as early diagnosis with prompt medical and surgical management are essential.

(Arch Otolaryngol 106:358-360, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (Drs Thompson and Kohut), and Divisions of Otolaryngology (Drs Niccole and Passy) and Ophthalmology (Dr Wong), University of California, Irvine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 1, 1979.

Read before the American College of Surgeons meeting, Newport Beach, Calif, Jan 20, 1979.

Reprint requests to Section of Otolaryngology, the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 S Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (Dr Thompson).

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