EFFECTS of HALF-DOSE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY on CHRONIC CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY with or WITHOUT MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION ASSESSED USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY

Koichi Nakamura, Jun Takeuchi, Keiko Kataoka, Hikaru Ota, Keiko Asai, Yuyako Nakano, Etsuyo Horiguchi, Yosuke Taki, Yasuki Ito, Hiroko Terasaki, Koji M. Nishiguchi

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Purpose:To assess the effects of half-dose photodynamic therapy on subretinal fluid and macular neovascularization (MNV) using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy.Methods:Clinical information on 168 patients (168 eyes) with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy obtained before and 6 months after treatment with half-dose photodynamic therapy was retrospectively analyzed. Patients were categorized into a success (145 eyes) or failure (23 eyes) group based on the absence or presence of subretinal fluid, respectively, and clinical data were compared between them. Macular neovascularization was studied in 147 cases with available optical coherence tomography angiography images. P < 0.05 indicated statistical significance.Results:The success group showed a younger patient age, better posttreatment best-corrected visual acuity, and thicker pretreatment central choroidal thickness (all, P < 0.047) than did the failure group. Regarding MNV analysis, nine, eight, and 130 eyes had definite, possible, and no MNV, respectively, at baseline; among them, 100.0%, 75.0%, and 2.3%, respectively, had MNV at 6 months posttreatment. Patients with definite MNV at baseline were less likely to show successful subretinal fluid resolution.Conclusion:Although half-dose photodynamic therapy is generally effective for the treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, coexisting MNV may compromise the outcome; thus, optical coherence tomography angiography-based assessment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy is important.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2346-2353
Number of pages8
JournalRetina
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-12-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ophthalmology

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