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Choroidal effusion

MedGen UID:
573149
•Concept ID:
C0339434
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Choroidal Effusion; Choroidal Effusions; Ciliochoroidal Effusion; Ciliochoroidal Effusions; Effusion, Choroidal; Effusion, Ciliochoroidal
SNOMED CT: Choroidal effusion (232000008)

Definition

Finding of fluid accumulation between the CHOROID and the SCLERA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChoroidal effusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Risk factors and management of choroidal effusions.
Ying S, Sidoti PA, Panarelli JF
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2023 Mar 1;34(2):162-167. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000929. PMID: 36730733
Surgical Management of Choroidal Diseases.
Hattenbach LO, Bopp S, Strobel M, Chronopoulos A
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021 Sep;238(9):980-987. Epub 2021 Aug 20 doi: 10.1055/a-1554-5496. PMID: 34416789
Causes and treatment of choroidal effusion after glaucoma surgery.
Bakir B, Pasquale LR
Semin Ophthalmol 2014 Sep-Nov;29(5-6):409-13. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2014.959200. PMID: 25325867

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Facilitated trailing haptic externalization technique for intrascleral intraocular lens fixation.
Ucar F
Eur J Ophthalmol 2023 Jan;33(1):615-620. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1177/11206721221125016. PMID: 36073536
The outcomes of trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation in pediatric glaucoma secondary to Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Al Owaifeer AM, Almutairi AT, Schargel K
J AAPOS 2022 Apr;26(2):78.e1-78.e5. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.11.013. PMID: 35306150
Systemic lupus erythematosus and ocular involvement: an overview.
Dammacco R
Clin Exp Med 2018 May;18(2):135-149. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s10238-017-0479-9. PMID: 29243035
Bilateral orbital signs predict cortical venous drainage in cavernous sinus dural AVMs.
Stiebel-Kalish H, Setton A, Berenstein A, Kalish Y, Nimii Y, Kupersmith MJ
Neurology 2002 May 28;58(10):1521-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.10.1521. PMID: 12034790
Nonpenetrating filtering surgery in glaucoma.
Mermoud A, Schnyder CC
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2000 Apr;11(2):151-7. doi: 10.1097/00055735-200004000-00015. PMID: 10848223

Diagnosis

Angle-Closure Glaucoma Secondary to Malignant Hypertension: A Difficult Conundrum.
Gnanavelu S, Boopalan S, Ponnat AK, Puthuran GV, Krishnadas SR, Mishra C
Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2022 Sep-Oct;5(5):554-556. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2022.03.009. PMID: 35398455
Radius-Maumenee syndrome: Beyond a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Perucho Martínez S, Martín Giral E, Fernández Escamez CS, Toledano Fernández N
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020 May;95(5):236-238. Epub 2020 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2020.02.003. PMID: 32184047
Systemic lupus erythematosus and ocular involvement: an overview.
Dammacco R
Clin Exp Med 2018 May;18(2):135-149. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s10238-017-0479-9. PMID: 29243035
Uveal effusion syndrome.
Elagouz M, Stanescu-Segall D, Jackson TL
Surv Ophthalmol 2010 Mar-Apr;55(2):134-45. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.05.003. PMID: 20159229
Bilateral orbital signs predict cortical venous drainage in cavernous sinus dural AVMs.
Stiebel-Kalish H, Setton A, Berenstein A, Kalish Y, Nimii Y, Kupersmith MJ
Neurology 2002 May 28;58(10):1521-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.10.1521. PMID: 12034790

Therapy

Choroidal effusion: a rare and unusual complication of daratumumab.
Singh A, Bazzi T, Lebovic D, Demirci H
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Aug 1;15(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249735. PMID: 35914801Free PMC Article
Daratumumab-induced Choroidal Effusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Strong A, Huvard M, Olson JL, Mark T, Capitena Young C
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2020 Dec;20(12):e994-e997. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.08.030. PMID: 33067143
Choroidal Effusion after Laser Peripheral Iridotomy.
Kaden TR, Freund KB, Engelbert M
Ophthalmology 2019 Sep;126(9):1262. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.05.008. PMID: 31443786
Association of Choroidal Effusion and Infusion of Daratumumab.
Rasmussen PK, Kiilgaard JF, Salomo M
JAMA Ophthalmol 2019 Jul 1;137(7):853-854. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.1427. PMID: 31095248
Panretinal Photocoagulation: A Review of Complications.
Reddy SV, Husain D
Semin Ophthalmol 2018;33(1):83-88. Epub 2017 Nov 27 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2017.1353820. PMID: 29172937

Prognosis

The outcomes of trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation in pediatric glaucoma secondary to Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Al Owaifeer AM, Almutairi AT, Schargel K
J AAPOS 2022 Apr;26(2):78.e1-78.e5. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.11.013. PMID: 35306150
Surgical Management of Choroidal Diseases.
Hattenbach LO, Bopp S, Strobel M, Chronopoulos A
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021 Sep;238(9):980-987. Epub 2021 Aug 20 doi: 10.1055/a-1554-5496. PMID: 34416789
Uveal effusion syndrome.
Elagouz M, Stanescu-Segall D, Jackson TL
Surv Ophthalmol 2010 Mar-Apr;55(2):134-45. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.05.003. PMID: 20159229
Bilateral orbital signs predict cortical venous drainage in cavernous sinus dural AVMs.
Stiebel-Kalish H, Setton A, Berenstein A, Kalish Y, Nimii Y, Kupersmith MJ
Neurology 2002 May 28;58(10):1521-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.10.1521. PMID: 12034790
Postoperative complications after Molteno implant surgery.
Melamed S, Cahane M, Gutman I, Blumenthal M
Am J Ophthalmol 1991 Mar 15;111(3):319-22. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72316-5. PMID: 2000901

Clinical prediction guides

Facilitated trailing haptic externalization technique for intrascleral intraocular lens fixation.
Ucar F
Eur J Ophthalmol 2023 Jan;33(1):615-620. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1177/11206721221125016. PMID: 36073536
Foveal structure and visual function in nanophthalmos and posterior microphthalmos.
Müller PL, Treis T, Alsaedi A, Webster AR, Khaw P, Michaelides M, Wickham L, Siriwardena D, Foster P, Moosajee M, Pavesio C, Tufail A, Egan C
Br J Ophthalmol 2022 Aug;106(8):1164-1170. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318717. PMID: 34301612
Choroidal effusions after glaucoma surgery.
Schrieber C, Liu Y
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2015 Mar;26(2):134-42. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000131. PMID: 25643198
Clinical experience with the double-plate Ahmed glaucoma valve.
Al-Aswad LA, Netland PA, Bellows AR, Ajdelsztajn T, Wadhwani RA, Ataher G, Hill RA
Am J Ophthalmol 2006 Feb;141(2):390-391. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.08.036. PMID: 16458705
Modified Schocket implant for refractory glaucoma. Experience of 55 cases.
Omi CA, De Almeida GV, Cohen R, Mandia C Jr, Kwitko S
Ophthalmology 1991 Feb;98(2):211-4. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(91)32315-7. PMID: 2008279

Recent systematic reviews

Comparing the safety and efficacy of Preserflo Microshunt implantation and trabeculectomy for glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khan A, Khan AU
Acta Ophthalmol 2024 Jun;102(4):e443-e451. Epub 2024 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/aos.16658. PMID: 38376121
Effect of Resident Involvement in Ophthalmic Surgery on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Cheng JY, Tsay K, Sung J, Beigelman SI, Coughlin E, Robinson AS, Mhaskar R
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 May;249:144-155. Epub 2023 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.01.002. PMID: 36669613
Ab interno trabecular bypass surgery with Trabectome for open-angle glaucoma.
Hu K, Shah A, Virgili G, Bunce C, Gazzard G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Feb 4;2(2):CD011693. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011693.pub3. PMID: 33580495Free PMC Article
Aqueous shunts with mitomycin C versus aqueous shunts alone for glaucoma.
Foo VHX, Htoon HM, Welsbie DS, Perera SA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Apr 19;4(4):CD011875. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011875.pub2. PMID: 30999387Free PMC Article
Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy vs nonpenetrating surgical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rulli E, Biagioli E, Riva I, Gambirasio G, De Simone I, Floriani I, Quaranta L
JAMA Ophthalmol 2013 Dec;131(12):1573-82. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.5059. PMID: 24158640

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