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Recurrent central serous chorioretinopathy after peripheral retinal laser photocoagulation: a case report
Francesco Semeraro1, Andrea Russo, Luisa Delcassi
1Eye Clinic, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Purpose:
To report a case of recurrent central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) after performing peripheral laser photocoagulation for retinal degenerations.
Methods:
A 44-year-old woman with ocular history of CSC presented to the emergency room of our department complaining of heavy photopsia due to retinal tuft and lattice degenerations, and underwent laser photocoagulation to prevent retinal detachment.
Results:
Two days after laser treatment, the visual acuity dropped, and optical coherence tomography scan showed the onset of CSC. The serous detachment completely resolved in 20 days with no therapy. A new CSC episode occurred in the same eye after another analogous laser treatment and, similarly, quickly resolved spontaneously.
Conclusions:
We reviewed the literature and discuss the possibility that laser-induced inflammation could rouse an inflammatory cascade mediated by proinflammatory cytokines and PAI-1, leading to the exacerbation of retinal serous detachment in susceptible patients.
