Effectiveness of Reduced-fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Propensity Score Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the 2-year effectiveness of reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (rf-PDT) for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (cCSC).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

A total of 223 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed cCSC with active serous retinal detachment (SRD) were included from May 2007 to June 2017 and followed up for at least 2 years. Patients who underwent ocular treatment other than cataract surgery before the beginning of recruitment and those who had macular neovascularization at baseline were excluded.

Methods

All patients underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation, including measurements of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, dilated fundus examination, color fundus photography, fu

SUBMITTER: Aisu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9560560 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature