Abstract
Central retinal artery occlusion can be caused by excessive extrinsic pressure on the eyeball during surgery. It is a rare and severe complication after elective spinal surgery. The authors report a case of central retinal artery occlusion in an adult after posterior lumbar spinal fusion in which a rectangular headrest was used.
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Sys, J., Michielsen, J., Mertens, E. et al. Central retinal artery occulusion after spinal surgery. Eur Spine J 5, 74–75 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00307832
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00307832