Anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy following liposuction surgery in a previously healthy young woman.

A previously healthy 28-year-old female developed bilateral painless vision loss, more prominent in the right eye than in the left, following abdominoplasty and liposuction surgery. Laboratory studies showed severe peri- and post-operative anemia. Over a 5-month follow-up, visual function remained decreased but stable in the right eye and improved in the left eye. This is the second reported case of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in one eye and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the other eye after liposuction.Level of evidence: Level VI, case report study.

Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in Iran.

OBJECTIVES: In addition to the physical disability in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), various aspects of quality of life (QoL) are affected by the disease. Our goal was to evaluate the QoL in Iranian patients with CIDP and to study the association of clinical and demographic factors with QoL parameters. METHODS: Twenty-six Iranian patients with CIDP were asked to complete a standardized Persian version of SF-36, and the association of demographic and functional parameters with QoL parameters was assessed. RESULTS: Sex, living place, and income had no significant effect on QoL. Mean physical composite score was 37.7 ± 9.4, and mean mental composite score was 37.2 ± 15.2 that was lower than similar studies. There was a positive correlation between QoL and muscle strength of different muscle groups [hand (r = 0.41, P = 0.04); hip (r = 0.44, P = 0.02); and foot (r = 0.41, P = 0.04); total manual muscle testing (r = 0.46, P = 0.02)] and a significant negative correlation between the duration of illness and mean physical composite score (r = -0.61, P = 0.00). CONCLUSIONS: Our patients achieved low scores in both the physical and mental aspects of QoL compared with other studies. We found a significant correlation between the physical domain of the SF-36 score and muscle strength of the hand, hip, and foot muscle group and with total manual muscle testing, suggesting that physical disability is the most crucial factor affecting QoL. Also, there was a significant negative association between the duration of the disease and the physical domain.