Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Jul 2006
Letter Case ReportsRecovery of postoperative visual loss following treatment of severe anaemia.
A 29-year-old pregnant woman noted acute visual loss following emergent Caesarean section complicated by excessive uterine bleeding. Postoperative visual acuity was count fingers in both eyes. ⋯ Following transfusion, the patient's vision improved over the next 6 months. In an otherwise healthy patient, visual loss associated with postoperative blood loss may still be partially reversible with correction of the anaemia, even after a delayed period of time.