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Rita Ehrlich
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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StudyClinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2012

Visual function following photodynamic therapy for central serous chorioretinopathy: a comparison of automated macular microperimetry versus best-corrected visual acuity.

Rita Ehrlich, Nick P Mawer, Christopher H Mody … David Squirrell
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Photodynamic therapy was associated with higher central retinal sensitivity in central serous chorio retinopathy.

Visual function following photodynamic therapy for central serous chorioretinopathy: a comparison of automated macular microperimetry versus best-corrected visual acuity.

Rita Ehrlich … David Squirrell
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2012
Background

The study compares the change in best-corrected visual acuity with the change in central retinal sensitivity before treatment and 6 months after treatment with photodynamic therapy in patients with symptomatic central serous chorio retinopathy.

Methods

Eleven consecutive patients with previously untreated central serous chorio retinopathy.

n = 11 patients
Results
4.6
± 1.9 dB
higher sensitivity to light in the central part of the retina
n = 11 patients
More results

All patients reported a subjective improvement in vision and had complete resolution of subretinal fluid at 6 months.

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Conclusion

These data suggest that compared with microperimetry, best-corrected visual acuity is underestimating the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of central serous chorio retinopathy.

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