Permanent Blindness after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Abstract

Few cases of ophthalmic complications have been reported following sinus endoscopic surgery with current techniques. Irreversible damage to orbital structures was found in a 21-year-old patient referred to our department for evaluation after sinus endoscopic surgery and ipsilateral amaurosis.

KEYWORDS:

• Blindness
• Sinus endoscopic surgery
• Optic nerve

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