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CHORIORETINOPATHY
INTRODUCTION
The term “central” refers to the form of the disease causing visual
symptoms due to the presence of serous detachments in the
macular area
INTRODUCTION
RPE secresion in
Choroidal fluid
chorio retinal
gets attracted
direction
into this area
towards retina
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Visual acuity:
VA ranges from 6/5 to 6/60, usually 6/9 – 6/12
Acquired hyperopia
Funduscopy
In majority of cases (60%), the point leak that appear in the initial
phase of the angiography slowly and symmetrically spread in all sides
to about l/4th DD (inkblot type)
This type of leak probably suggests late phase of the active disease
process and the active stage itself may beof variable duration