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Choroidal Detachment Following Glaucoma Surgery

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The presence of serous or hemorrhagic fluid accumulation in the suprachoroidal space is defined as a choroidal detachment.1 The pathophysiology of this fluid collection is not clearly understood, but it occurs as a result of multiple mechanisms such as ocular hypotony, surgical trauma, altered integrity of the ocular vasculature, as well as inflammation. A choroidal detachment can be seen after several clinical settings such as a combined cataract and glaucoma surgery, a cataract extraction, or a retinal detachment, as a result of ocular inflammation or due to spontaneous development.2 It usually occurs at any time in the postsurgical period more frequently during the first week.

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Espinosa-Heidmann, D.G. (2009). Choroidal Detachment Following Glaucoma Surgery. In: Johnson, S. (eds) Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09408-3_12

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