J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1998 Jul;39(7):1460-1467.

Quantitative Measurements of Neurosensory Retinal Detachment in Central Serous Chorioretinophathy

• Choi JH
• Park JS

Abstract

We performed this study to evaluate the quantitative three-dimensional measurements of neurosensory retinal detachment in central serous chorioretinopathy and the correlation among the type of leakage points on fluorescein angiography, initial visual acuity, the area and height of neurosensory retinal detachment. Types of leakage point were classified into ink-blot type (A) and smokestack type (B). Horizontal and vertical diameters, area, and maximal height of retinal detachment were measured by HRT (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph). Mean horizontal diameter was 3.69+/-1.00mm(range, 1.87~5.30mm), mean vertical diameter was 3.52+/-0.87mm(range, 1.77~4.88mm), mean area was 10.89+/-5.11 mm2(range, 4.29~21.50 mm2), and mean maximal height was 0.24+/-0.07mm(range, 0.10~0.36mm). Initial visual acuity of smokestack type was 0.39+/-0.25, and that of ink-blot type was 0.66+/-0.29. Initial visual acuity of smokestack type was statistically lower than that of ink-blot type. Area and maximal height or retinal elevation were 9.45+/-4.87 mm2, 0.23+/-0.08mm in type A and 13.41+/-4.77 mm2, 0.26+/-0.07mm in type B. The difference in area and maximal height of retinal elevation between type A and type B was not statistically significant. In smokestack type, initial visual acuity was significantly lowered as the area or the maximal height of retinal elevation increased, but the correlation was not statistically significant. In ink-blot type, no correlation was found between initial visual acuity and area or maximal height of retinal elevation.

Keyword

Central serous chorioretinopathy; HRT(Heidelberg Retina Tomograph); Ink-blot type; Neurosensory retinal detachment; Smokestack type

MeSH Terms

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Fluorescein Angiography
Retina
Retinal Detachment*
Retinaldehyde*
Visual Acuity
Retinaldehyde