Post operative visual loss after nephrectomy performed in lateral position in female patient with congenitally left...

Postoperative visual loss (POVL) after non-ocular surgery is relatively uncommon. Patients undergoing spinal and cardiac surgery seems to be at the highest risk and ischemic optic Neuropathy was the most commonly diagnosed cause¹ POVL following urological procedures are rare, only a few cases were reported mainly in prone position. Here, we present the first case of a patient with congenital left blindness having many risk factors of POVL who experienced this complication following a nephrectomy performed in the lateral position. The aim of this case presentation is to know this complication in order to prevent or minimize its occurrence.