title: Serous retinal detachment in the macula related to latanoprost use.
abstract: A 67-year-old woman referred to our clinic complaining of decrease in vision and metamorphopsia for 1 month after initiating latanoprost therapy. Fundus examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed serous detachment in the macula. The macular thickness measured by OCT was 532 microm. Latanoprost was discontinued. At follow-up, a progressive decrease in macular thickness and increase in visual acuity was observed. Four months later, serous detachment was completely resolved, and macular thickness measured by OCT was 186 mum. Latanoprost may lead a serous retinal detachment in the posterior pole. Clinicians should keep in mind that decreased visual acuity in patients using latanoprost might be related with this complication.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. aydoganberna@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: V Levent
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Karabaş
authors.forename: Nurşen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cağlar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D000077338:Latanoprost; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D044967:Serum; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects