PERIOPERATIVE VISION LOSS

Course overview

PERIOPERATIVE VISION LOSS (POVL) IS A RARE BUT DEVASTATING COMPLICATION FOLLOWING NON-OCULAR SURGERY. IT INCLUDES THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF VARIOUS OPHTHALMOLOGIC CONDITIONS. PREVENTION IS PARAMOUNT, GIVEN THE POOR PROGNOSIS IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES. PROMPT RECOGNITION IS CRITICAL AS RARE SUBTYPES ARE TREATABLE WITHIN A TIME-SENSITIVE WINDOW. THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE PATIENT-SPECIFIC AND PERIOPERATIVE FACTORS THAT PLACE PATIENTS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING POVL AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN PREVENTION AND PROMPT RECOGNITION OF POVL.