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Central serous chorioretinopathy in elderly subjects: angiographic and tomographic characteristics

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the angiographic, tomographic, and clinical characteristics of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in elderly patients.

Methods

The patients were divided into two groups according to a cutoff age of 60 years at baseline. Patients underwent spectral domain optical coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, and indocyanine green angiography. Angiographic and tomographic features were compared between the two groups (young vs. elderly group).

Results

Of 176 patients, 26 patients (15.1%) were 60 years or older. Complete resolution of subretinal fluid after treatment was noted in 72.0% of the elderly group and 90.8% of the young group (P = 0.021). The elderly group showed worse baseline and final vision, more bilateral involvement, and lower male preponderance than the young group (P < 0.05, respectively). The elderly group was also associated with a higher frequency of retinal pigment epithelium depigmentation, foveal thinning, and double-layer sign compared with the young group (P < 0.05, respectively).

Conclusion

CSC in elderly patients was associated with a lower resolution of serous detachment, increased impairment of retinal pigment epithelial layers, foveal thinning, and worse visual outcome, suggesting a chronic insult to the choroidal vessels involving more severe damage to the outer retinal layers.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank statistician Soo Hyun Ahn, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical statistics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03034695). The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea

    Kunho Bae

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Kunho Bae, Seung Wan Nam, Se Woong Kang & Sang Jin Kim

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea

    Eung Suk Kim & Seung-Young Yu

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk University, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

    Kyung Tae Kim

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Representative images of angiographic and tomographic findings of central serous chorioretinopathy. a Depigmentation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) was defined as depigmentation or reactive hyperpigmentation with a size larger than 1/8 disc diameter on fundus photography. b A demarcation line demonstrates delayed patch choroidal filling in early phase. c Late indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) illustrating multiple hyperfluorescent spots together with areas of choroidal hyperpermeability. e Optical coherence tomography (OCT) shows a double layer sign that is defined as two highly reflective layers visible at the RPE layer. f Hyper-reflective foci were defined as discrete and well-circumscribed dots whose hyper-reflectivity was equal to or higher than that of the RPE band. Hyper-reflective foci were also observed in the subretinal space and the sub-RPE area. g Pigment epithelial detachment was defined as a dome-shaped protrusion of the RPE within the sub-RPE hyporeflective space. (XLSX 69 kb)

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Bae, K., Nam, S.W., Kang, S.W. et al. Central serous chorioretinopathy in elderly subjects: angiographic and tomographic characteristics. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 257, 279–288 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-018-4201-8

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