Abstract
We report the occurrence and management of a massive serous detachment of the macula, which followed trabeculectomy and lowering of the intraocular pressure (IOP) in a patient with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and a previously undiagnosed complex coagulopathy with elevated plasma fibrinogen and homocysteine levels, as well as prothrombin 20210 and factor V Leiden mutations. Our case illustrates prompt resolution of the serous detachment with elevation of the IOP, and acute recurrence of the detachment following subsequent recurrence of hypotony after aqueous tube shunt surgery. Residual cystoid macular edema (CME) in the right eye, as well as hemiretinal vein occlusion with serous macular detachment and CME in the fellow left eye responded to bevacizumab. The occurrence of severe macular edema following lowering of intraocular pressure may warrant further evaluation for possible underlying venous occlusive disease or systemic coagulopathy.
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