title: Features of central serous chorioretinopathy presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical, angiographic and optical coherence tomographic features of central serous chorioretinopathy in patients presenting at a tertiary care centre in Lahore.
  
  
  METHODS
  The observational study was conducted at the Layton Rehmatulla Benevolent Trust Eye and Cancer Hospital Lahore from July 15, 2010 to December 15, 2011. Patients who had received prior treatment for the condition and allergy to fluorescein were excluded. There were 86 eyes of 64 adult patients with central serous chorioretinopathy. The following data was recorded: history, signs and symptoms, best corrected visual acuity, fundus fluorescein angiography, and central macular thickness measurement with optical coherence tomography. Data was analyzed using SPSS 17.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age of patients who presented during the study duration was 39.52 +/- 8.85 years.There were 53 (82.8%) males and 11(17.2%) females. Of the total, 42 (65.6%) cases had unilateral and 22 (34.4%) cases had bilateral involvement. Chronic central serous chorioretinopathy was seen in 27 (42.2%) cases while 37 (57.8%) cases were acute presentations. Retinal pigment epithelial detachment was observed in 29 (45.3%) cases. On fundus fluorescein angiography, there were 62 (72.1%) eyes that showed ink blot pattern. Median visual acuity at presentation was 0.25. Median central macular thickness at presentation was 550.5micro.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Central serous chorioretinopathy in the study sample was associated with pigment epithelial detachment, bilateral involvement, and presence of systemic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT), Township, Lahore. ahmadzeeshandr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmad Zeeshan
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: Khurram Azam
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Zaheer Uddin Aqil
authors.initials: ZU
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khaliq
authors.lastname: Fawad-ur-Rahman
authors.forename: Arslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D011859:Radiography; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity