Comparison of optical coherence tomography findings in males and females with acute central serous chorioretinopathy

Abstract

Objective: To compare the optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in males and females with acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Materials and methods:In this retrospective study, the OCT scans of 8 females (Group 1) and 16 males (Group 2) cases with acute CSCR which were diagnosed based on clinical, ophthalmological and OCT findings and which was followed in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The existence of the OCT findings and patterns regarding CSCR and sub-foveal choroidal thicknesses (SFCTs) were compared.Results: Serous macula detachment (SMD) was present in all of the female and male cases. The most common OCT finding was the brush-border pattern (6 cases, 75%) except SMD and retina pigment epithelium (RPE) bulging in females, and RPE bulging (14 cases, 87.5%) except SMD in males. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of OCT findings and patterns between both groups (p>0.05). The mean SFCTs of the eyes with CSCR in Group 1 and Group 2 were 346.08±32.1 µm (ranged from 338 to 365 µm) and 351.32±36.5 µm (ranged from 344 to 376 µm), respectively. The difference between SFCTs in the affected eyes was also not statistically significant (p>0.05).