Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Epidemiology in Northern Part of Iran

Introduction Due to the fact that there are very few studies on Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) disease in our country, so we decided to study the epidemiology of CSCR disease in the north of country. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, all patients who referred to educational hospital of Babol (Ayatollah Rouhani), during 2013-2014, with the diagnosis of CSCR were enrolled. The diagnosis of CSCR was performed by an Ophthalmologist and also based on retinal fluorescein angiography findings. Patient’s information such as age, sex, occupation, education, the conflict side, visual acuity, Optical coherence tomography (OCT) that was examined by a trained person were entered in check list. SPSS Version 20 software, T-test, Chi square and one way ANOVA tests were used for statistical analysis. Results Totally, 55 patients participated in the study. The mean age of patients was 39.42 ± 6.42 years, ranged from 25-54 years. The mean central macular thickness was equal to 363.73±57.29 micrometer and the range was 295-630. Minimum and maximum visual acuity has been reported 20/800 and 20/25, respectively. Conclusion The study found that a higher prevalence of Central serous chorioretinopathy has been observed among the age group 35-44 years and in men. The prevalence of CSCR had no significant differences between right and left eyes.