CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY PRESENTED TO THE TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE

Purpose:To study the clinical profile and relationship between time of presentation and visual outcome in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy . Material and Method: Total 100 eyes of 50 patients were selected for the study who presented with complaints of blurring and or sudden painless loss of vision ,out of which 10 eyes of 5 patients were excluded due to corneal opacity, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy ,cataract and retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa. Total 90 eyes of 45 patients were included in the study and divided into two groups according to the time of presentation :1) Group 1-Within 15 days of onset of symptoms.2) Group 2 -After 2 months of onset of symptoms. Result:Group 1 patients showed the better visual outcome(BCVA 6/36-6/9) than the group 2 patients(BCVA 6/36-6/24). Conclusion: The time of presentation to the tertiary care centre was the major factors influence the visual outcome in patients with CSR.