A man with vision problems after coronary angiography

Salomé, M..E.; Jansen, B.P.W.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 159: A9017

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162
PMID: 26271168
Document Number: 685252
A 71-year-old man underwent a coronary angiography (CAG). Afterwards he experienced vision loss. Neurologic examination revealed bilateral cortical blindness. A cerebral CT-scan showed occipital hyperdensity, due to contrast accumulation and oedema. There was complete recovery of vision within 2 days. Transient cortical blindness after CAG is a rare complication of iodinated contrast agents.

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