Clinical characteristics and risk factors of pachydrusen in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy
10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20240704-00250
- VernacularTitle:中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变患者厚玻璃膜疣的临床特征和危险因素
- Author:
Haiyan ZHU
1
;
Pei LIU
;
Guangqi AN
;
Chenyu LU
;
Shu LI
;
Liping DU
;
Xuemin JIN
Author Information
1. 郑州大学第一附属医院 河南省眼科医院 郑州大学医学科学院, 郑州 450003
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Central serous chorioretinopathy;
Pachydrusen;
Choroidal thickness;
Fundus angiography;
Tomography, optical coherence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases
2024;40(12):930-935
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with pachydrusen in eyes affected by central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).Methods:A retrospective clinical study. From July 2021 to June 2024, 144 cases and 158 eyes of CSC patients diagnosed through ophthalmological examination at Department of Ophthalmology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were included. All affected eyes underwent a series of assessments, including refraction, intraocular pressure measurement, fundus color photography, fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA), and swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT). Additionally, 58 eyes underwent indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). Cross-sectional (en-face) OCT was utilized to observe the colocalization of pachydrusen with areas of dilation of large choroidal vessels and attenuation of the choriocapillaris layer. The device was used for OCT included software for calculating subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT). FFA fluorescein leakage was categorized into "ink stain", "cooking smoke", and "diffuse point leakage". Patients were classified into groups of CSC patients complicated by pachydrusen and groups of CSC patients without pachydrusen. Comparisons between the groups were performed using the χ2 test, and factors associated with the presence of pachydrusen were analyzed using logistic regression. Results:Among 158 eyes, 72 eyes (45.6%, 72/158) were complicated by pachydrusen. In en-face OCT images, pachydrusen were co-located with dilated large choroidal vessels in 59 eyes (81.94%, 59/72) and corresponded to choroidal capillary layer blood flow holes in 61 eyes (84.72%, 61/72). Among the 58 eyes that underwent ICGA examination, pachydrusen corresponded to punctate strong fluorescence in 46 eyes (79.31%, 46/58) and were located in areas of choroidal hyperpermeability in 43 eyes (74.14%, 43/58). Compared with the CSC group without pachydrusen, the incidence of choroidal neovascularization, flat irregular pigment epithelial detachment, diffuse punctal leakage and multiple leakage points increased in the CSC group, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=6.217, 8.455, 5.363, 17.749; P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that age [odds ratio ( OR)=1.116, 95% confidence interval ( CI) 1.060-1.176, P<0.001], chronic CSC [ OR=2.628, 95% CI 1.250-5.526, P=0.011] were independent risk factors for the occurrence of pachydrusen. Conclusions:The incidence of pachydrusen in eyes with CSC is 45.6%, with age and chronic CSC identified as independent risk factors for their occurrence. Pachydrusen correspond to dilated choroidal vessels and areas of choroidal hyperpermeability, which may serve as potential risk factors for CSC activity or development.
