Suprachoroidal hemorrhage after micropulse cyclophotocoagulation diode therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the diagnosis and management of a patient with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) who developed suprachoroidal hemorrhage (SCH) after micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (MPCPC) therapy.

Observations

A 77 year-old Caucasian man with end-stage POAG and multiple medical comorbidities including coronary artery disease on anticoagulation presented with 2 days of episodic, severe left eye pain 2 weeks after undergoing MPCPC diode in the left eye. His visual acuity was count fingers at 2 feet and his intraocular pressure (IOP) was 44. He had a shallow anterior chamber that was open to trabecular meshwork on gonioscopy. His dilated fundus exam showed large, dome-shaped hemorrhagic choroidals, which were confirmed on ultrasound. He was medically managed with analges

SUBMITTER: Prager AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature