In view of subsequent events it would be difficult to find a more interesting subject of inquiry than the internal religious and sociological conditions in Samaria at this age.
Its incidence following spine surgeries exceeds that after cardiothoracic surgeries. Various causes attributed to postoperative blindness include ischemic optic neuropathy, central or branch retinal artery occlusion, cortical blindness, and rarely external ocular injury.
RESULTS: Fifty-six of 290 patients progressed to legal blindness in at least one eye over the 34-year period of the study. Most who progressed to blindness had moderate to advanced visual field loss at the time of diagnosis of glaucoma.Those becoming legally blind had mean intraocular pressures (IOP) on therapy lower than or similar to patients who did not go blind, although the variability of IOP was higher in the blind group.lindness and glaucoma: a comparison of patients progressing to blindness from glaucoma with patients maintaining vision. Oliver JE(1), Hattenhauer MG, Herman D, Hodge DO, Kennedy R, Fang-Yen M, Johnson DH. Author information: