Alali Jawdat, Amara Umm E, Tabouni Mahmoud, Nashrah Umm E, Shaikh Nissar
Critical Care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Critical Care, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IND.
Cureus. 2025 Jul 15;17(7):e87995. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87995. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Postoperative blindness following non-ophthalmic surgeries is a rare but devastating complication, most commonly associated with spine and cardiovascular procedures. Thus far, there have been no reports of total blindness after metabolic surgeries in the literature. We present a case of transient total vision loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a young obese female patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension on antihypertensive agent. Following induction of general anesthesia, the patient experienced severe hypertensive episodes lasting approximately five minutes, although the remainder of the intraoperative course was uneventful. She was transferred to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for postoperative monitoring. 30 minutes later, she reported sudden complete blindness while remaining hemodynamically stable and alert. During transfer for neuroimaging, she developed a generalized seizure and a decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, necessitating endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Brain CT and MRI findings were consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Although her GCS improved within 24 hours, visual impairment persisted until gradual recovery commenced on the second postoperative day, with full restoration by day three. The patient was subsequently transferred to the ward and later discharged with close outpatient follow-up. This case highlights PRES as a rare cause of perioperative vision loss and underscores the critical importance of rigorous blood pressure management in the perioperative period to mitigate neurological complications.
非眼科手术后的失明是一种罕见但极具破坏性的并发症,最常与脊柱和心血管手术相关。迄今为止,文献中尚无代谢手术后完全失明的报道。我们报告一例年轻肥胖女性患者,患有2型糖尿病且血压控制不佳并服用抗高血压药物,在腹腔镜袖状胃切除术后出现短暂性完全视力丧失。全身麻醉诱导后,患者经历了持续约五分钟的严重高血压发作,不过手术过程的其余部分并无异常。她被转至外科重症监护病房(SICU)进行术后监测。30分钟后,她报告突然完全失明,同时血流动力学保持稳定且意识清醒。在转往进行神经影像学检查期间,她出现全身性癫痫发作且格拉斯哥昏迷量表(GCS)评分降低,需要进行气管插管和机械通气。脑部CT和MRI检查结果与后部可逆性脑病综合征(PRES)相符。尽管她的GCS在24小时内有所改善,但视力损害持续存在,直到术后第二天开始逐渐恢复,第三天完全恢复。患者随后被转至病房,之后出院并在门诊进行密切随访。该病例凸显了PRES作为围手术期视力丧失的罕见原因,并强调了围手术期严格控制血压以减轻神经并发症的至关重要性。