Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Influence of vortex vein engorgement for photodynamic therapy in central serous chorioretinopathy

Parameter

Central serous chorioretinopathy (36 patients, 36 eyes)

Age (years)

50.56 ± 8.55

Sex (male/female)

28 (77.8%)/8 (22.2%)

Affected eye (right/left)

20 (55.6%)/16 (44.4%)

BCVA (LogMAR)

0.31 ± 0.27

Duration (months)

4.42 ± 2.20

Central retinal thickness (µm)

417.00 ± 147.93

Subfoveal choroidal thickness (µm)

377.75 ± 83.82

Presence of PED (yes/no)

27 (75.0%)/8 (25.0%)

Dome shaped PED (yes/no)

8 (29.6%)

Shallow irregular PED (yes/no)

20 (74.1%)

Ellipsoid zone disruption (yes/no)

23 (63.8%)/13 (36.1%)

Number of quadrants with macula-draining vortex veins (1/2/3/4 quadrants)

12 (33.3%)/13 (36.1%)/7 (19.4%)/4 (11.1%)

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
  2. BCVA: Best-corrected visual acuity, LogMAR: Logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, PED: Pigment epithelium detachment.