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Irreversible visual loss after an attack of central serous retinopathy

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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Central serous retinopathy is traditionally thought to be a self-limited disease entity that tends to spontaneously heal, with minimal residual visual complications. An episode of central serous retinopathy in a 30-year-old man that had been observed resulted in permanent visual loss despite eventual laser treatment in the affected eye.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Duzce Medical School, Duzce, Bolu, Turkey

    Gulderen Aktan MD

  2. Eye Clinic, Veterans Health Administration, Ft. Meyers, Fla

    Robert M. Mandelkorn MD

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Aktan, G., Mandelkorn, R.M. Irreversible visual loss after an attack of central serous retinopathy. Ann Ophthalmol 33, 323–325 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-001-0048-3

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