First Report Globally of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Patients Who Have Blindness or Significant Visual Impairment: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations

Obes Surg. 2023 Apr;33(4):1289-1291. doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06487-5. Epub 2023 Feb 4.

Authors

Chetan D Parmar^{1

2}, Karen Bosch³, Emilane Lacea³, Pratik Sufi³, Jane Dacre⁴, Katarina Burton³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, UK. drcparmar@gmail.com.
² Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation, New Delhi, India. drcparmar@gmail.com.
³ Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
⁴ University College London Medical School, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Blindness; Sleeve gastrectomy; Visually impaired.

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery*
Bariatrics*
Blindness / etiology
Blindness / surgery
Gastrectomy
Gastric Bypass*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome