Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Women Compared with in Man.

Lee, Ju Yeoun; Oh, Jean Seok; Shin, Min Chul

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(12):2147-2154.
Published online December 1, 1997.

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Women Compared with in Man.

Ju Yeoun Lee, Jean Seok Oh, Min Chul Shin

Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

성별에 따른 중심성 장액성 맥락망막병증의 비교연구

이주연(Ju Yeoun Lee),오진석(Jean Seok Oh),신민철(Min Chul Shin)

Abstract

Idiopathc Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (ICSC)is a self-limited disorder that typically affects healthy middle-aged men. Although extensive information is available pertaining to the clincial features of ICSC in men, little is known about this condition in women. The authors reviewed the medical records and photographic files of 41 CSC cases of women, and comparison was made with 52 cases of men. Thirty eight cases of women were idiopathic, two women were pregnant in the third trimester, and one woman was taking exogenous corticosteroids for asthma. The findings in women with ICSC were similar to those in men, with exception that women tend to have lower initial visual acuity(p<0.05) and smaller size of serous elevation(p<0.01). Our results also reverade a tendency toward increased multiple leaks, higher incidence of smoke stack types, shorter duration of illness and lower recurrence rate in women, but the differences are not statistically significant(p>0.05). The average duration of illness was 3.3 months and the final visual acuity was 0.8 or better in 84.2% and worse than 0.1 in one patient who developed SRNVM. The recurrent elevation was observed in 10.5% of patients. Thus ICSC in women is similar to or more benign than those generally described in men.

Key Words: Central Serous Chorioretinopathy;women