UC San Diego

Purpose

To 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.