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Transient postoperative blindness as a possible effect of glycine toxicity
S S Burkhart1, C R Barnett, S J Snyder
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
Abstract:
This case report of transient blindness after bilateral knee arthroscopy postulates glycine toxicity as a possible cause of postoperative blindness. The orthopaedic surgeon should be aware of this dose-related effect, and should use glycine irrigant selectively and sparingly for electrosurgical applications.