Complications from anesthesia??
Question: After trying for awhile to find the answer to my question on my own.....
Can eye problems result from being placed under a general anesthesia? Such as broken vessles in both eyes and light flickers in the eyes ( seeing stars )? After researching all problems seperately, I've been unable to determine if there is a link between the symptoms. All symptoms did not appear until after anesthesia.
Surgery was NOT done on the eyes or anywhere on the head.
Answers: Yes,there's a relation between general anesthetics and visual symptoms and there's individualization.But fortunately these symptoms are reversible.
Short answer is yes, maybe - not so much from the anesthesia, but from positioning or the eyes drying out.
Undoubtedly, your surgeon will blame it on the anesthesia (they try to blame everything on us!).
If you were in the prone position (face down) there can be pressure on the eyes that can cause problems. There can also be visual changes if your blood pressure was extremely high or extremely low. If the eyelids were not shut for the procedure (we usually tape eyes closed), your cornea can dry out and get an abrasion.
Sometimes problems just happen to occur after someone has had surgery, and the tendency is to blame the anesthesia or surgery for the problem. Your problems may or may not be related to your anesthetic.
You need to see an ophthalmologist to find out exactly what is going on with your eyes. There could be a totally unrelated problem going on, or it could be a complication from the surgery. Either way, you should be evaluated, in case it's something that can be treated.
Good luck!
I just had surgery requiring anesthesia yesterday morning. I didn't read in the release form where some of these problems may happen. I haven't experienced any of these symptoms. But you might be sensitive to it in another way. Call your doctor and tell him or her what you're experiencing. I'd do that if that'd happen to me.
Can eye problems result from being placed under a general anesthesia? Such as broken vessles in both eyes and light flickers in the eyes ( seeing stars )? After researching all problems seperately, I've been unable to determine if there is a link between the symptoms. All symptoms did not appear until after anesthesia.
Surgery was NOT done on the eyes or anywhere on the head.
Answers: Yes,there's a relation between general anesthetics and visual symptoms and there's individualization.But fortunately these symptoms are reversible.
Short answer is yes, maybe - not so much from the anesthesia, but from positioning or the eyes drying out.
Undoubtedly, your surgeon will blame it on the anesthesia (they try to blame everything on us!).
If you were in the prone position (face down) there can be pressure on the eyes that can cause problems. There can also be visual changes if your blood pressure was extremely high or extremely low. If the eyelids were not shut for the procedure (we usually tape eyes closed), your cornea can dry out and get an abrasion.
Sometimes problems just happen to occur after someone has had surgery, and the tendency is to blame the anesthesia or surgery for the problem. Your problems may or may not be related to your anesthetic.
You need to see an ophthalmologist to find out exactly what is going on with your eyes. There could be a totally unrelated problem going on, or it could be a complication from the surgery. Either way, you should be evaluated, in case it's something that can be treated.
Good luck!
I just had surgery requiring anesthesia yesterday morning. I didn't read in the release form where some of these problems may happen. I haven't experienced any of these symptoms. But you might be sensitive to it in another way. Call your doctor and tell him or her what you're experiencing. I'd do that if that'd happen to me.
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