Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.92, No.7 (2009), 987-989
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Pornchai Simaroj, Pisit Preechawat Choroidal effusion following continuous positive airway pressure treatment. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.92, No.7 (2009), 987-989. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/28017
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Choroidal effusion following continuous positive airway pressure treatment
A 46-year-old man was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and began using a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during sleep for a month. He presented with the complaint of a painful blurred vision in his left eye upon awakening two days earlier. His visual acuity was 20/25 both eyes. There was a mild anterior chamber reaction in the left eye. Fundus examination showed a localized choroidal effusion at the inferotemporal part of the left retina. The patient received topical 0.1% dexamethasone four times daily and temporarily discontinued the CPAP. By one week after treatment, the choroidal effusion was completely resolved.
