Short-Term Retinal Sensitivity and Metamorphopsia Changes following Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the short-term retinal sensitivity and metamorphopsia changes after half-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods: Patients with acute CSC and evidence of angiographic leakage and subretinal fluid on optical coherence tomography (OCT) were enrolled. Before, and 1 week (W-1) and 2 months (M-2) after PDT, all patients underwent best-corrected visual acuity, enhanced depth imaging OCT, microperimetry (MP) and preferential hyperacuity perimetry (PHP). We considered 'affected' the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) sectors showing a mean retinal thickness greater than 350 mu m on the baseline OCT thickness map. MP retinal sensitivity, PHP 'score' and retinal thickness were measured in each ETDRS 'affected sector'. Functional correlation be-tween MP and PHP was also investigated. Results: Twelve eyes of 12 patients were included. MP and PHP correlated with each other at baseline (p = 0.04) but not at W-1 (p = 0.12) and M-2 (p = 0.05). Mean MP retinal sensitivity slightly improved from 12.9 +/- 5.0 dB at baseline to 14.5 +/- 4.7 dB at M-2 (p = 0.2).The PHP score changed from 0.33 at baseline to 0.32 at M-2 (p = 0.3). In the ETDRS 'affected sectors', MP retinal sensitivity improved significantly from 12.9 +/- 5.0 dB at baseline to 14.5 +/- 4.7 dB at M-2 (p = 0.03), whereas the PHP score did not show significant changes over time. Conclusion: Half-fluence PDT achieved short-term improvement in the sensitivity of the retinal 'affected sectors' but did not influence metamorphopsia as measured on PHP in patients with acute CSC. (C) 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel