Bilateral Choroidal Detachment Induced by Unilateral Application of a Fixed Combination of Topical Timolol Maleate and Brinzolamide
Medical hypothesis discovery and innovation in ophthalmology,
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2016),
1 December 2016
,
Page 121-124
Abstract
We describe a 66-year-old man who developed bilateral choroidal detachment that was induced by unilateral topical administration of a fixed combination of 1% brinzolamide and 0.5% timolol maleate the day after an uneventful phacoemulsification surgery and intraocular lens implantation involving his right eye. We believe that the reaction was an idiosyncratic reaction, most likely against brinzolamide. The condition improved rapidly after the cessation of the fixed combination of brinzolamide and timolol maleate and treatment with 1% topical prednisolone acetate every hour and 1% cyclopentolate twice a day bilaterally. Although there are several similar cases involving choroidal detachment after oral acetazolamide and topical dorzolamide treatment mentioned in the literature, the present case is the first case report involving bilateral choroidal detachment after topical treatment with brinzolamide.ÂReferences
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