title: Microperimetric evaluation of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy after half-dose photodynamic therapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to determine baseline clinical factors to correlate the outcome of half-dose verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective, non-comparative, interventional case series, 14 eyes of 14 patients with chronic CSC who received half-dose verteporfin PDT were examined. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), macular sensitivity in the central 4, 8, and 12 degrees, and fixation stability were evaluated at baseline and at months 1, 3, 6, and 12 after half-dose verteporfin PDT. Macular sensitivity and fixation stability were determined by MP-1 microperimetry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean retinal sensitivity in the central 4 and 8 degrees was significantly better at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after half-dose verteporfin PDT than at baseline. BCVA was significantly better after half-dose verteporfin PDT but only after 3 months. Fixation was relatively unstable in three eyes at baseline, but became stable at 12 months. BCVA at 12 months was significantly correlated with pre-PDT fixation stability (r = 0.7120, P = 0.0038).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Half-dose verteporfin PDT results in a significant increase in mean central retinal sensitivity for at least 12 months. Our findings indicate that microperimetry is a useful method for evaluating the functional benefits of half-dose verteporfin PDT in eyes with chronic CSC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Celso Soiti
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizota
authors.forename: Mitsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuzawa
keywords: chronic central serous chorioretinopathy; fixation point; microperimetry; photodynamic therapy; retinal sensitivity