title: Factors influencing the visual acuity of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate correlated factors on final visual acuity in conjunction with fluorescein angiography (FA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-four patients (36 eyes) with typical findings of chronic CSCR based on medical records, FA and OCT results were enrolled in this study. We investigated demographic findings, initial and final visual acuity (VA), and some typical findings of FA including the type of leakage pattern, the existence of a gravitational tract and an abnormal hyperfluorescent area centered on the fovea. We also investigated OCT findings to examine serous retinal detachment, outer photoreceptor layer (OPRL) preservation, continuity of the inner segment (IS) and the outer segment (OS) of the photoreceptor layer in case of macular attachment, and other typical findings. The converted logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution VA was used to investigate the statistical correlation with these FA and OCT findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An abnormal hyperfluorescent area within 1 macular photocoagulation study disc area on FA and cystoid degeneration on OCT were correlated with poor final VA of less than 20 / 40. However, the preserved OPRL and the continuity of IS / OS junction were correlated with a good final VA of 0.5 or more.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These specific findings could be associated with recurrent or persistent subretinal fluid and could be important parameters of decision for treatment.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. yykim@cu.ac.kr
authors: Yun Young
authors: YY
authors: Kim
authors: Christina J
authors: CJ
authors: Flaxel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity