Choriocapillaris Reperfusion in Resolved Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Treated with Eplerenone: Long-Term Effects on the Fellow Eye

Introduction The aim of this work is to utilize swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) to assess the long-term changes in the choroidal and choriocapillaris (CC) layers of the fellow unaffected eye of patients with unilateral resolved chronic central serous chorioretinopathy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ophthalmology and Therapy 2023-12, Vol.12 (6), p.3199-3210
Hauptverfasser: Viggiano, Pasquale, Boscia, Giacomo, Borrelli, Enrico, Toto, Lisa, Grassi, Maria Oliva, Evangelista, Federica, Giancipoli, Ermete, Alessio, Giovanni, Boscia, Francesco
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction The aim of this work is to utilize swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) to assess the long-term changes in the choroidal and choriocapillaris (CC) layers of the fellow unaffected eye of patients with unilateral resolved chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (cCSC) following treatment with continuous oral eplerenone (EPL). Methods The study included 35 patients with cCSC and subretinal fluid (SRF) in one eye. SS-OCTA imaging was performed on the fellow cCSC eyes at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months during eplerenone therapy. CC OCT angiography was analyzed to determine the percentage of choriocapillaris flow deficits (FD%), the number of flow deficits (FDn), and the average area of flow deficits (FDa). Results The results demonstrated significant changes in CC flow deficits from baseline to follow-up visits. Specifically, there was a significant decrease in FD% from 28.9 ± 2.2% at baseline to 26.4 ± 1.9% at 6 months ( p  = 0.023), and further to 24.9 ± 1.7% at 12 months ( p  = 0.001). Additionally, the FD area gradually contracted over the follow-up period ( p  
ISSN:2193-8245
2193-6528
DOI:10.1007/s40123-023-00816-8