Central visual function in patients with resolved central serous retinopathy

Abstract

The visual acuity, central retinal sensitivity, macular thresholds, contrast sensitivity and temporal visual acuity were employed to assess the long term visual outcome in 23 patients with a history of central serous retinopathy (CSR). Twenty patients had unilateral CSR, and 3 had had bilateral disease. The unaffected eyes had significantly better visual acuities (P less than 0.014), better retinal sensitivities (P less than 0.006) and lower macular thresholds (P less than 0.008) when compared with affected eyes. The eyes with CSR whose visual acuities were mildly affected (6/9) showed lower sensitivity for the high spatial frequency (P less than 0.0072). There was no significant difference in the temporal visual acuity between eyes with CSR and the non-affected eyes.