Bilateral central serous retinopathy following laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia

Abstract

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The Impact of Financial Crisis on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Greece: Is There Any Correlation?

“…Other risk factors for CSCR are abnormal coagulation and platelet aggregation, infection with Helicobacter pylori, smoking, hypertension, antibiotic use, alcohol consumption, obstructive sleep apnea, and allergic respiratory diseases (5,10). Interestingly, CSCR has been described after rhinoplasty and after refractive surgery, but the possible pathophysiologic mechanism remains elusive (11)(12)(13). Horniker first suggested in 1927 that psychiatric disturbances were linked to CSCR, through a mechanism of retinal angiospasm and macular exudation (14,15).…”

The Incidence of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy after Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

“…Two patients presented with bilateral CSCR [10, 11] and 1 patient developed a rapid onset of CSCR with CNV one week following LASIK [12]. …”

“…These reports identified 2 hyperopic [9, 10] and 1 myopic patient [11] who developed CSCR shortly after LASIK and 1 patient [12] who developed CSCR with CNV. We describe the first reported cases of CSCR to present after PRK.…”

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

“…However, aqueous and plasma samples from patients with CSC showed no elevation in VEGF level when compared with normal controls. While there have been isolated case reports of patients developing CSC after rhinoplasty 35 and laser in situ keratomileusis, 36 their relationship is unclear. [29][30][31] Hypertension, smoking, antibiotic use, antihistamine use, alcohol consumption and allergic respiratory diseases have also been implicated in increasing the risk of CSC.…”