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: To report a case of recurrent hypotony and choroidal effusion following trabeculectomy. OBSERVATIONS: A 70 year old male with advanced pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in both eyes underwent trabeculectomy in the left eye. Initially intraocular pressure (IOP) was controlled without topical therapy, but dorzolamide-timolol and brimonidine were added when IOP elevated above target. Aqueous suppressant glaucoma medications were thought to cause three episodes of hypotony resolving with discontinuation of these medications. CONCLUSIONS: and Importance: Although hypotony and choroidal detachment associated with the use of aqueous suppressants is rare, it should be considered in patients with hypotony of unclear etiology following a glaucoma filtering procedure. Aqueous suppressants should be discontinued and it is recommended that the glaucoma drop regimen be switched to non-aqueous suppressants in patients with these findings.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye & Ear, Eye and Vision Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, 1468 Madison Avenue, Annenberg 22-86, New York, NY 10029, United States.
Full article12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
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