title: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PERIPHERAL RETINA IN PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research investigated the peripheral retinas of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients with CSCR and 60 age- and gender-matched controls were included in this prospective cross-sectional study. All 120 participants underwent ocular examinations and peripheral retinal evaluations using a Goldmann three-mirror lens.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The examinations demonstrated peripheral retinal degeneration, atrophic or hyperplastic retinal pigment epithelial changes, and retinal breaks. The peripheral retinal degeneration rate was 39% in the CSCR group and 15% in the control group, and the CSCR group reported significantly more lattice degeneration than the control group (22 vs. 3%) (P = 0.004, odds ratio = 1.97, confidence interval = 0.68-5.65 and P = 0.002, odds ratio = 4.55, confidence interval = 0.77-26.83, respectively). Symptomatic U-shaped retinal breaks were found in three eyes (5%) in the CSCR group, and the rate of peripheral retinal degeneration was higher in the patients with chronic CSCR (vs. acute CSCR). However, this difference was not significant (P = 0.244).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that peripheral retinal abnormalities, particularly lattice degeneration, are more common in patients with CSCR. Therefore, the authors recommend regular retinal examinations, with the inclusion of peripheral retinal assessments, for patients with CSCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: Cezmi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akkin
authors.forename: Nergiz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ismayilova
authors.forename: Serhad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nalcaci
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Afrashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D056833:Central Serous Chorioretinopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000473:pathology; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology