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Ischaemic optic neuropathy following bilateral neck dissection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. Fenton ,
J. E. Fenton ,
M. Browne ,
J. P. Hughes ,
M. O. Connor  and
C. I. Timon
S. Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
J. E. Fenton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
M. Browne
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
J. P. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
M. O. Connor
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
C. I. Timon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St James Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
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Abstract

Two cases of ischaemic optic neuropathy, which occurred as a complication of oncological neck surgery, are reported. These cases are submitted because of the apparent scarcity in the literature of this complication after head and neck surgery. They are also unusual because they presented with different clinical manifestations of ischaemic optic neuropathy after separate forms of bilateral neck dissection. A literature review identifies a small number of similar cases and risk factors and preventative measures are discussed.

Keywords

Optic NeuropathyIschaemicRadical Neck Dissection
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 2 , February 2001 , pp. 158 - 160
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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