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OPHTHALMOLOGY AND THERAPY
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 141-146出版社
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s40123-016-0075-1
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Central serous retinopathy; Mineralocorticoid antagonists; Neovascular AMD; Subretinal fluid; Wet AMD
Introduction: The purpose of this project was to evaluate the role of MR antagonists as an adjunct in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who have chronic subretinal fluid. Methods: Inclusion criteria were patients with a diagnosis of neovascular AMD, who had completed at least six anti-VEGF injections, and had persistent subretinal fluid (SRF) on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Treatment with oral eplerenone was initiated and dose titrated according to protocol. Results: 23 patients were included in the study (mean age = 54.6, 52.2% female, 47.8% male). 13 of the 23 patients had predominantly chronic subretinal fluid without large PEDs. In this subgroup, mean initial central macular thickness (CMT) prior to starting oral eplerenone was 305.3 mu m, and mean injection interval was 40.25 days. Mean final CMT after at least 3 months of adjunctive eplerenone treatment was 240.6 mu m and mean injection interval with adjunctive treatment was 54.61 days. Mean extension of the injection interval after commencing oral eplerenone was 14.36 days. Conclusions: These findings suggest oral MR antagonists may have a role as an adjunctive treatment in neovascular AMD, and may be particularly useful in dehydration of the subretinal space in the setting of chronic subretinal fluid. Further research is needed in randomized controlled trials to elucidate the precise role of oral MR antagonists in neovascular AMD.
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