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Choroidal detachment induced by dorzolamide 20 years after cataract surgery
  1. S Davani1,
  2. B Delbosc2,
  3. B Royer3,
  4. J-P Kantelip4
  1. 1Pharmacovigilance Centre, Besançon, France
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology
  3. 3Department of Pharmacology
  4. 4Pharmacovigilance Centre
  1. Correspondence to: Siamak Davani, MD, Pharmacovigilance Centre, J Minjoz University Hospital, 25030 Besançon, France; davani{at}ufc-chu.univ-fcomte.fr

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.86.12.1457

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    One case of choroidal detachment induced by topical dorzolamide after filtration surgery has been reported.1 We would like to report a case of a patient with ocular hypertension (OH), treated with topical timolol and dorzolamide who developed a choroidal detachment 20 years after cataract surgery.

    Case report

    A 70 year old white woman with a 12 year history of OH was treated effectively (intraocular pressure was 15 mm Hg in both eyes) by topical timolol 0.5 % once daily. She also had a 20 year history of bilateral extracapsular cataract extraction with no postoperative complications and no history of choroidal effusion or choroidal detachment. In February 2002, she was examined for a routine follow up. Her corrected visual acuity and intraocular pressure (IOP) …

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