Central Serous Chorioretinopathy-A Short Study

Introduction: Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is a common maculopathy mainly affecting young and middle aged adults and occurring more frequently in men than in women. The acute manifestation is serous detachment of the microscopy retina at the posterior pole which is caused by active retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) leakage. 7Although exact pathophysiology of CSC has not been clearly understood the primary abnormality leading to RPE disruption and leakage is thought to be increased choroidal permeability. In addition too corticosteroid use, a number of risk factor for CSCR, such as hypertension,and antipsychotic medication use have been reported. Methods: The data was collected from the medical records of the patients who were admitted with CSC to the ophthalmology department of SMHS Hospital Srinagar, India. The data was collected over a period of one year. The study method was designed in accordance with the tenets of the declaration of Helsinki. Results: During this one year period a total of 45 patients were seen and diagnosed as central serous retinopathy. Most of the patients were males (30) and rest were females (15) with a male to female ratio of 2:1 higher than previous studies. In our patients we could see that there was a significant stress/anxiety in many of our patients. This was confirmed after neuropsychiatric evualuation of all patients who attended the department. Conclusion: The present study found that mean annual incidence of CSR was higher among the males (2:1) than females. Stress was seen in significant number of our patients.