skip to content
Dovepress - Open Access to Scientific and Medical Research
View our mobile site

8852

The causes of serous macular detachment excluding central serous chorioretinopathy

Original Research

(2458) Views  (826) Full article downloads

Authors: Burak Turgut, Fatih Cem Gul, Tamer Demir, et al

Published Date June 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 51 - 54
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S10344

Burak Turgut, Fatih Cem Gul, Tamer Demir, Ulku Celiker

Department of Ophthalmology, Fırat University School of Medicine, Elazıg, Turkey

Objective: In our study, we investigate the causes of serous macular detachment (SMD) excluding central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Study design/patients and methods: A retrospective observational study. The medical records of 58 patients with SMD documented by optical coherence tomography (OCT) were reviewed retrospectively. The patients with CSC were excluded from the study. Ocular diseases accompanied with SMD, unilaterality or bilaterality, and demographical properties of the patients were evaluated.

Results: Of the 58 patients with SMD in this study, 20 (34.4%) were women and 38 (65.5%) were men. The ages of patients were between 17 to 81 years (median 61.01 years). The causes of SMD were as follow: diabetic macular edema (DME) in 37 patients (63.8%), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) associated with choroidal neovascularization in 10 patients (17.24%), branch retinal vein occlusion in five patients (8.62%), central retinal vein occlusion in four patients (6.90%), Harada disease in one patient (1.72%) and Coat’s disease in one patient (1.72%). Eighteen patients with DME, two patients had AMD associated with choroidal neovascularization, and one patient with Harada disease had bilateral SMD. The most common cause of SMD in both eyes was DME.

Conclusions: The most common cause of SMD excluding CSC seems to be DME. The presence of SMD in retinal vascular diseases such as diabetes might affect the results of the treatment and the prognosis.

Keywords: serous macular detachment, causes, diabetic macular edema, age-related macular degeneration, excluding central serous chorioretinopathy






 

Other articles by Dr Burak Turgut



Readers of this article also read:

Role of aliskiren in cardio-renal protection and use in hypertensives with multiple risk factors
Primary open angle glaucoma and hypothyroidism
A man with sudden loss of vision and ptosis
Sudden unilateral visual loss as an initial presentation of chronic myelogenous leukemia
Intraocular eyelash after uneventful cataract surgery
Levels of circulating homocysteine, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate in different types of open-angle glaucoma
Multifocal conjunctival leaks due to the use of mitomycin C mimicking the normal drainage of the tear from the lacrimal excretory ducts
The relationship between deliberate self-harm behavior, body dissatisfaction, and suicide in adolescents: current concepts
Zinc oxide nanoparticles as selective killers of proliferating cells
Cumulative clinical experience from over a decade of use of levofloxacin in community-acquired pneumonia: critical appraisal and role in therapy
  • Testimonials

    "You do a tremendous job!!" Ruben Restrepo, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio