• 1. The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China;
  • 2. Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan 430070, China;
Song Yanping, Email: drsongyanping@163.com
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Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is one of the main causes of impaired visual function in middle-aged men. CSC is characterized by a thickening of the choroid and hyperpermeability of the choroidal vessels, resulting in serous subretinal fluid. The pathogenesis of CSC is not fully understood. Since the introduction of indocyanine green angiography, the detection of the influence of the vortex veins in CSC, it has been established that the presence of a thick choroid may be caused by congestion of the vortex vein, resulting in new choroidal drainage through a vortex vein anastomosis. The study of vortex venous blood hemodynamics has elucidated the new concept of the pathogenesis of CSC, deepened our understanding of the disease, and provided a theoretical basis for new treatment methods. With a better understanding of the pathogenesis of CSC, we expect to be able to stratify patients at risk in the clinic and evaluate optimized treatment options for patients with CSC

Citation: Xiao Bei, Song Yanping, Yan Ming, Ye Ya, Huang Zhen. The role of vortex veins in the pathogenesis of central serous chorioretinopathy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2024, 40(4): 319-323. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20231024-00430 Copy

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