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- Title
First Report Globally of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Patients Who Have Blindness or Significant Visual Impairment: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations.
- Authors
Parmar, Chetan D.; Bosch, Karen; Lacea, Emilane; Sufi, Pratik; Dacre, Jane; Burton, Katarina
- Abstract
Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Sleeve gastrectomy; Blindness; Visually impaired EN Bariatric surgery Sleeve gastrectomy Blindness Visually impaired 1289 1291 3 04/12/23 20230401 NES 230401 Key Points • Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) in patients living with significant visual impairment or blindness presents additional challenges for the patients. The cases described above concern patients with congenital causes of blindness but highlight the need for review of metabolic surgery pathways to meet the needs of the visually impaired patient population.
- Subjects
VISION disorders; BARIATRIC surgery; GASTRIC bypass; BLINDNESS
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 4, p1289
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-023-06487-5