Hemorrhagic Retinopathy after Spondylosis Surgery and Seizure.

Although postoperative visual loss is uncommon, it can be a devastating complication of spinal surgery.1 Ischemic optic neuropathy, occlusive vasculopathies and cortical blindness are recognized as causes of visual loss following spinal surgery,1 though the exact etiology of these ophthalmic complications remains unclear.2 Bilateral posterior segment hemorrhage has been reported to be associated with systemic diseases, blood dyscrasias, and head and chest trauma.3–10 We present the first case of bilateral hemorrhagic retinopathy in an adult patient after spinal surgery and a witnessed seizure.