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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2018

Eplerenone as a novel treatment for persistent subretinal fluid following retinal detachment surgery.

Arezu Haghighi, Jiun Do, Hossein Ameri

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arezu HaghighiUSC Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jiun DoUSC Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hossein AmeriUSC Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the clinical course of a patient with persistent subretinal fluid (SRF) after primary scleral buckle surgery for a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair who was subsequently treated with oral eplerenone for resolution of SRF. OBSERVATIONS: A 34 year-old-male presented with a large bullous macula-involving RRD of unknown duration and underwent primary scleral buckle and retinotomy for drainage of subretinal fluid (SRF). His post-operative course was characterized by persistent macular SRF for 1.5 years with poor vision largely unchanged from his pre-operative presentation. Patient declined additional surgical treatment and opted for conservative management. Given such persistent SRF, the patient was trialed on a course of oral eplerenone 50 mg po bid. After only one month on this therapy, a marked decline in SRF was noted with near complete resolution after two months. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: To our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind to show the effectivity of oral eplerenone treatment in the reduction of SRF following retinal detachment surgery.

Indexed as

Central serous retinopathyEplerenoneRetinal detachmentRetinal pigment epitheliumScleral bucklingSubretinal fluid

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PMID29780947
PMCPMC5956724
OpenAlexW2791029075

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