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ReviewTherapeutic advances in ophthalmology

Biomarkers for central serous chorioretinopathy.

Gideon Nkrumah, Manuel Paez-Escamilla, Sumit Randhir Singh, Mohammed Abdul Rasheed, Dmitri Maltsev, Abhilash Guduru, Jay Chhablani

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Review in Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Changes in choroidal vessel morphology associated with fluid leakage in central serous chorioretinopathy; a comparison of OCTA and ICGA.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  2. Analysis of choroidal markers of activity in pachychoroid disease spectrum.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  12. Central serous chorioretinopathy resolution after traumatic cyclodialysis repair.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Gideon NkrumahSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-4610
Manuel Paez-EscamillaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sumit Randhir SinghJacobs Retina Center at Shiley Eye Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Mohammed Abdul RasheedSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Dmitri MaltsevDepartment of Ophthalmology, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Abhilash GuduruDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Jay ChhablaniFaculty-Clinician, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USDuke University · USS. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy · RUUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUniversity of Waterloo · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is a common chorioretinal disease characterized by serous retinal detachment that most commonly involves the macular region. Although the natural history of the acute form shows a self-limiting course, a significant number of patients suffer from recurrent episodes leading to chronic disease, often leaving patients with residual visual impairment. Visual morbidity is often worsened by a delay in the diagnosis due to the incorrect understanding of the particular biomarkers of the disease. The aim of this review is to provide clinical understanding of the biomarkers of CSCR with an emphasis on the most recent findings in patient demographics, risk factors, clinical imaging findings, and management options. Patients with these biomarkers, age 30-44 years, male gender, increased stress levels, hypercortisolism (endogenous and exogenous exposures), sleep disturbance, pregnancy, and genetic predisposition have increased susceptibility to CSCR. Also, biomarkers on optical coherence tomography (OCT) such as choroidal thickness (CT) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) showed good diagnostic and prognostic significance in the management of CSCR. There are nonspecific features of CSCR on OCT and OCT angiography such as choroidal neovascularization, photoreceptor alteration/cone density loss, and flat irregular pigment epithelium detachment. We described rare complications of CSCR such as cystoid macular edema (CME) and cystoid macular degeneration (CMD). Patients with CME recovered some vision when treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGFs). Patients with CMD had irreversible macular damage even after treatment with anti-VEGFs.

Indexed as

biomarkerscentral serous chorioretinopathyfluorescein angiographyindocyanine green angiographyoptical coherence tomographyoptical coherence tomography angiography

Identifiers

PMID32923941
PMCPMC7448152
OpenAlexW3080271774

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