ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2020
Transient visual acuity loss after spine surgery in the prone position: a case report and literature review.
Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perioperative visual loss after spine surgery: a systematic review of risk factors and report of a reversible case.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- Unilateral branch retinal vein occlusion and contralateral branch retinal artery occlusion: a case report and comprehensive literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Postoperative Glaucoma Decompensation Following Spine Surgery: The Importance of Proper Patient Positioning.Cureus · 2024Article
- Suspected cavernous sinus thrombosis and blindness after lumbar spine surgery: A rare case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- An evidence-based general anaesthesia and prone position nursing checklist: Development and testing.Nursing open · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Visual loss after spine surgery in the prone position is a disastrous postoperative complication because it is almost irreversible. Additionally, the optimal treatments and recommended professional guidelines for visual loss after spine surgery are deficient. A 43-year-old man developed visual loss after spine surgery in the prone position. Immediate ophthalmic consultation confirmed central retinal artery occlusion. Therefore, combined therapies were administered, including neurotrophy, anticoagulation, vasodilation, and adequate fluid infusion, followed by hyperbaric oxygen treatment. After active treatment, his visual acuity gradually recovered from 5 hours postoperatively and continued to improve thereafter. We reviewed the literature on postoperative visual loss with a focus on spine surgery in the prone position. Because the etiology of this complication is complex and has few effective treatments, the best method for its avoidance is to pay close attention to preventing it during surgery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.