Loss of vision due to central serous chorioretinopathy following psychological stress.
The authors studied 33 patients with central serous chorioretinopathy and found that a very disturbing psychological event had preceded the loss of vision in 91% of the cases. The acute disturbance preceded the first visual symptoms by an average of 7 days. When relapses occurred, the psychological disturbances were often less severe and preceded the visual symptoms by minutes or hours. In some cases vision improved 1 to 2 weeks after the patient learned of the amelioration of the original distressing situation. The majority of the patients were found to be tension ridden, and 48% had cardiovascular abnormalities.
D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology