Research Article

Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: OCT Angiography Findings and Risk Factors

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of study patients.

Total patients (n = 106)Group A (n = 29)Group B (n = 77)

Eyes, n (%)108 (100)31 (28.70)77 (71.30)
Mean age, years48.45 (9.13)52.28 (6.87)46.78 (9.45)<0.001
Male, n (%)79 (74.53)20 (68.97)59 (76.62)0.578
HTN, n (%)16 (15.09)7 (24.14)9 (11.69)0.196
DM, n (%)6 (5.66)0 (0.00)6 (7.79)0.282
BCVA, logMAR
 Initial0.275 (0.279)0.342 (0.365)0.248 (0.233)0.192
 Final0.167 (0.176)0.206 (0.188)0.151 (0.170)0.158
Follow-up duration, months35.56 (37.75)51.48 (47.42)29.14 (31.21)0.006
Recurrence, n (%)0.032
 Recurrence48 (44.44)19 (61.29)29 (37.66)
 No recurrence60 (55.56)12 (38.71)48 (62.34)
Chronicity, n (%)0.156
 Yes80 (74.07)26 (83.87)54 (70.13)
 No28 (25.93)5 (16.13)23 (29.87)
Treatment, n (%)
 Anti-VEGF73 (67.59)22 (70.97)51 (66.23)0.592
 PDT or focal laser55 (50.93)16 (51.61)37 (48.05)0.903

Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated. Student’s t-test; chi-squared test; Wilcoxon rank-sum test. HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR, logarithm of minimal angle of resolution; anti-VEGF, antivascular endothelial growth factor; PDT, photodynamic therapy.