Blindness and rectus muscle damage following spinal surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 889-891

  Kumar, Nishant ^a   Jivan, Sharmila ^a   Topping, Nicola ^a   Morrell, Andrew J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MYDRIASIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; PRONE POSITION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 7544231155     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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