title: Pachychoroid diseases of the macula.
abstract: Advances in optical coherence tomography have enabled a better appreciation of the role of pathologic choroidal changes in a variety of retinal disease. A "pachychoroid" (pachy-[prefix]: thick) is defined as an abnormal and permanent increase in choroidal thickness often showing dilated choroidal vessels and other structural alterations of the normal choroidal architecture. Central serous chorioretinopathy is just one of several pachychoroid-related macular disorders. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge of the pachycoroid spectrum and the hallmark features seen with multimodal imaging analysis of these entities.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Macula, Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain ; RETICS Oftared, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallego-Pinazo
authors.affiliation: Unit of Macula, Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain ; RETICS Oftared, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dolz-Marco
authors.affiliation: RETICS Oftared, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain ; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain ; Ophthalmic Institute Gomez-Ulla, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gómez-Ulla
authors.affiliation: Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York, New York, USA ; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mrejen
authors.affiliation: Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York, New York, USA ; LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K Bailey
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Freund
keywords: Central serous chorioretinopathy; Macula; Pachychoroid Diseases