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ArticlePloS one2023

Effect of photodynamic therapy on choroid of the medial area from optic disc in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.

Ryoh Funatsu, Shozo Sonoda, Hiroto Terasaki, Hideki Shiihara, Naohisa Mihara, Juun Horie, Taiji Sakamoto

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. One-year choroidal thickness changes after photodynamic therapy for central serous chorioretinopathy evaluated by widefield optical coherence tomography.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ryoh FunatsuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shozo SonodaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hiroto TerasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4085-138X
Hideki ShiiharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Naohisa MiharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Juun HorieCanon Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Taiji SakamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JPCanon (Japan) · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the choroid of medial area from optic disc and factors correlated with treatment outcomes, we evaluated choroidal changes using ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography (UWF-OCT) after PDT for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

methodsIn this retrospective case-series, we included CSC patients who received a standard-dose of full-fluence PDT. UWF-OCT were examined at baseline and 3 months after treatment. We measured choroidal thickness (CT), classified into central, middle, and peripheral sectors. We examined CT changes after PDT by sectors and treatment outcome.

resultsTwenty-two eyes of 21 patients (20 males; mean age 58.7 ± 12.3 years) were included. CT reduction after PDT was significant in all sectors, including peripheral areas: supratemporal, 330.5 ± 90.6 μm vs. 237.0 ± 53.2 μm; infratemporal, 240.0 ± 89.4 μm vs. 209.9 ± 55.1 μm; supranasal, 237.7 ± 59.8 vs 209.3 ± 69.3 μm; infranasal, 172.6 ± 47.2 μm vs. 155.1 ± 38.2 μm (P < 0.001, for all). In patients with retinal fluid resolution, despite no apparent difference in baseline CT, there was more significant reduction after PDT in supratemporal and supranasal peripheral sectors, compared with patients without resolution: supratemporal, 41.9 ± 30.3 μm vs. -1.6 ± 22.7 μm; supranasal, 24.7 ± 15.3 μm vs. 8.5 ± 3.6 μm (P < 0.019, for both).

conclusionsWhole CT decreased after PDT, including in medial areas from optic disc. This may be associated with the treatment response of PDT for CSC.

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Central Serous ChorioretinopathyOptic DiskPhotochemotherapyPorphyrinsAgedChoroidFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhotosensitizing AgentsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceVerteporfinVisual AcuityPhotosensitizing AgentsPorphyrinsVerteporfin

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PMID36809529
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