J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1999 Sep;40(9):2501-2507.

The Changes of Sensory Retinal Detachment in Central Serous Choriore tinopathy Patients

• Kim HK
• Lee SC
• Yun YS

Abstract

Patients with central serous chorioretinopathy complain of decreased vision, micropsia, metamorphopsia, and central scotoma due to sensory retinal detachment. Morphologic characteristics of the sensory retinal detachment were described using Heidelberg retina tomograph. We inspected the changes in morphology according to certain time interval in 28 eyes and correlated them with the changes in visual acuity and symptoms. The mean width,length, height, area and volume of the detached sensory retina at initial examina- tion were 2.86 +/-1.08 mm, 2.60 +/-0.97mm, 0.30 +/-0.10mm, 6.82 +/-4.70mm2 and 0.77 +/-0.68mm3, respectively. Of the 7 eyes that had been followed, improvement of vision preceded improvement of other symptoms but, this was not statistically significant. The extent of sensory retinal detachment reduced with time and the maximal reduction occurred during the first month from the initial visit. The volume reduction (87.4%) was greater than the area reduction (52.3%) at the time of visual improvement

Keyword

Central serous chorioretinopathy; Sensory retinal detachment; Heidelberg retina tomograph

MeSH Terms

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Humans
Retina
Retinal Detachment*
Retinaldehyde*
Scotoma
Vision Disorders
Visual Acuity
Retinaldehyde