Nutritional optic neuropathy following bariatric surgery

Anna Sawicka-Pierko; Iwona Obuchowska; Hady Hady; Zofia Mariak; Jacek Dadan

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2014.47262

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Case report

Nutritional optic neuropathy following bariatric surgery

Anna Sawicka-Pierko

,

Iwona Obuchowska

,

Hady Razak Hady

,

Zofia Mariak

,

Jacek Dadan

Videosurgery Miniinv 2014; 9 (4): 662–666

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2014.47262

Online publish date: 2014/11/28

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Bariatric procedures, associated with gastrointestinal malabsorption of vitamins and microelements, may constitute a risk factor for nutritional optic neuropathy (NON). We present a case of a 34-year-old female patient who developed bilateral NON after sleeve gastrectomy. Despite postoperative ophthalmological supervision, 10 months after the procedure the woman presented with a bilateral decrease in visual acuity down to 0.8, bilateral visual field loss and abnormal visual evoked potential recordings. Laboratory abnormalities included decreased serum concentration of vitamin B₁₂ (161 pg/ml). Treatment was based on intramuscular injections of vitamin B₁₂ (1000 units per day). After 1 week of the treatment, we observed more than a three-fold increase in the serum concentration of vitamin B₁₂ and resolution of the bilateral symptoms of NON. The incidence of NON is likely to increase due to the growing number of these bariatric procedures performed worldwide. Therefore, all persons subjected to such surgery should receive long-term ophthalmological follow-up and supplementation with vitamins and microelements.

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Nutritional optic neuropathy following bariatric surgery

Anna Sawicka-Pierko , Iwona Obuchowska , Hady Razak Hady , Zofia Mariak , Jacek Dadan

nutritional optic neuropathy, sleeve gastrectomy, vitamin B12 deficiency

Anna Sawicka-Pierko

,

Iwona Obuchowska

,

Hady Razak Hady

,

Zofia Mariak

,

Jacek Dadan

nutritional optic neuropathy, sleeve gastrectomy, vitamin B₁₂ deficiency