2M.D. Associate Professor, Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul/TURKEY
3M.D. Asistant, Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul/TURKEY
4M.D. Professor, Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul/TURKEY Purpose: To investigate the clinical-anatomic correlation in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).
Material and Methods: Forty-seven eyes of 37 patients were analysed retrospectively. The correlation of the visual acuity (VA) of the cases was evaluated with the subretinal fluid height, presence of retinal pigment epithelial detachment (PED), outer retinal layer irregularity, recurrence rate and the duration of the last recurrence.
Results: The mean age of the cases was 47.2±7.9 (30-65). The mean VA was found as 0.5 (0.04-1). The mean recurrence rate was 2.3±1.2 (1-6). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed PED in 17% and outer retinal layer irregularity in 21.3% of the cases. In 29.8% of the cases there wasn?t any subretinal fluid. The mean subretinal fluid height was measured as 170.5 (20-389) micron (?). The decreased VA didn?t show statistically significant association with the presence of PED and the subretinal fluid height, whereas it showed statistically significant association with the outer retinal layer irregularity, recurrence rate and the duration of the last recurrence.
Conclusion: Although CSC has generally a good course, in cases with frequent recurrences and damage of the outer retinal layer, it might negatively affect the VA.
Keywords : Central serous retinopathy, optical coherence tomography