Loss of vision caused by expansion of intraocular perfluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) gas during nitrous oxide anesthesia.

Purpose: To report visual loss associated with nitrous oxide anesthesia in patients with intraocular perfluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) gas.

Design: Observational case series.

Methods: Three patients are described who lost vision in the eye with intraocular gas after subsequent nitrous oxide general anesthesia.