TEMPORARY BLINDNESS IN THE TUR SYNDROME

The TUR syndrome is a clinical disorder consisting of circulatory, gas trointestinal, and neurologic signs that are infrequently seen in some patients undergoing endoscopic surgery of the prostate gland with the use of nonconductive irrigating fluids. Several theories of its patho genesis have been proposed. The condition may occasionally be associat ed with bilateral profound loss of vision. We report a patient with th e TUR syndrome who suffered bilateral temporary blindness and speculat e on the etiology of the visual loss and localization of the dysfuncti on along the visual pathway.