Effective Use of 2RT® Nanosecond Laser for the Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Matthew Papuga BAppSc MOrth
Meri Vukicevic BOrth PhD
Nandor Jaross MD FRANZCO PhD
1 Australian Eye Specialists, Werribee, Australia
2 Discipline of Orthoptics, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
ABSTRACT
Central serous chorioretinopathy is an idiopathic accumulation of subretinal fluid which can show spontaneous resolution or can be recurrent and chronic. Patients commonly experience symptoms of decreased vision, metamorphopsia, micropsia and reduced contrast sensitivity. Effective treatment options are limited. We report the case of a 38 year-old male with a long history of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy in his left eye. He was treated with both eplerenone and conservative treatment, without any real success. However, following treatment with 2RT® laser, a subthreshold nanosecond laser, there was complete resolution of subretinal fluid. This case demonstrates the potential of the 2RT® laser to be utilised as a treatment method for patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. It also reaffirms the importance for increased research into both 2RT® and other subthreshold laser treatment options for this condition.
2RT® nanosecond laser, central serous chorioretinopathy, micropulse laser, subthreshold laser, subretinal fluid
