Central serous chorioretinopathy in two families.
OBJECTIVE
The reported occurrence of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) in families is rare. We report two families (five patients) who have been diagnosed with CSCR. The diagnosis of CSCR was made on clinical and fluorescein angiographic findings.


RESULTS
Three members of the first family and two members of the second family had CSCR. Affected individuals were all males.


CONCLUSIONS
CSCR has been associated with psychological and emotional stress and the occurrence of CSCR in families may be due to similar inherited psychological and physiological characteristics and responses that predispose these families to the development of CSCR.
Park
D W
DW
Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA.
Schatz
H
H
Gaffney
M M
MM
McDonald
H R
HR
Johnson
R N
RN
Schaeffer
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity