Ocular complications in patients with anti-adhesion barrier agent during arthroscopic shoulder surgery

Background: Intraoperative and postoperative ocular complications are rare. We retrospectively investigated the abnormal ocular findings in patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Methods: The records were investigated of patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopic surgery at our hospital between January 2018 and March 2019. Ocular complications were confirmed by review of medical records. We performed logistic regression analysis to defined the main factors associated with ocular complications. Results: The overall prevalence of postoperative ocular complications was 8.5% (18/211). A significant association was found between anti-adhesion barrier agent and ocular complications (p =0.020). Conclusions: Anti-adhesion barrier agent used during surgery may be the cause of postoperative ocular complication.