The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy

PurposeTo assess the safe, lowest effective laser power of subthreshold micropulse laser (SML) for treating acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in Chinese patients.MethodsPatients were distinguished with acute or chronic CSC based on focal or diffuse retinal pigment epithelium (...

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Main Authors: Ting Xie, Wangting Li, Linli Wang, Jiafeng Ning, Zhi Li, Yulei Chen, Xifeng Lin, Shaolin Du, Qingshan Chen
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Ting Xie
Wangting Li
Linli Wang
Jiafeng Ning
Zhi Li
Yulei Chen
Xifeng Lin
Shaolin Du
Qingshan Chen
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Qingshan Chen
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description PurposeTo assess the safe, lowest effective laser power of subthreshold micropulse laser (SML) for treating acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in Chinese patients.MethodsPatients were distinguished with acute or chronic CSC based on focal or diffuse retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) leakage on fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), with or without widespread RPE decompensation. Patients were categorized into five groups and treated with 577 nm yellow SML according to 50% titration power. The change of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were set as primary outcomes. A linear regression model assessed the correlation between different factors and outcome indicators.ResultsA total of 103 patients with 127 eyes (61 with acute CSC and 66 with chronic CSC) were enrolled. The baseline characteristics were balanced between the five groups (all p > 0.05). The decrease of CMT and the improvement of BCVA were related to the CMT at baseline (all p < 0.05). We found that the lowest effective laser power for acute CSC was 425 mW (−225.50 μm vs. −171.24 μm vs. −114.50 μm vs. −130.54 μm vs. −68.00 μm, p < 0.001), showing a significant CMT reduction at this power, but no significant increase in BCVA (−0.15 ± 0.10 logMAR vs. −0.20 ± 0.16 logMAR vs. −0.14 ± 0.11 logMAR vs. −0.17 ± 0.30 logMAR vs. −0.11 ± 0.14 logMAR, p > 0.05). For chronic CSC, the lowest effective laser power was 375 mW (p = 0.01), the change of CMT was significant in 375 mW (−93.91 ± 109.06 μm, −119.32 ± 105.56 μm, −88.67 ± 67.26 μm, −60.89 ± 106.86 μm, and −99.11 ± 157.32 μm, p = 0.04). The change of BCVA was similar trend (−0.54 ± 0.66 logMAR vs. −0.17 ± 0.23 logMAR vs. −0.10 ± 0.21 logMAR vs. −0.02 ± 0.30 logMAR vs. 0.05 ± 0.19 logMAR, p < 0.001).ConclusionIn this study, our results suggested 425 mW and 375 mW laser power is the lowest effective SML power for treating acute and chronic CSC in Chinese patients respectively, And the power of SML for chronic CSC requires lower power than acute CSC.
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spelling doaj-art-48ef607aba334808abbe6ac5153f2a632025-08-20T02:12:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2024-11-011110.3389/fmed.2024.14944021494402The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathyTing Xie0Ting Xie1Wangting Li2Linli Wang3Jiafeng Ning4Zhi Li5Yulei Chen6Xifeng Lin7Shaolin Du8Qingshan Chen9Dongguan Tungwah Hospital, Dongguan, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaDongguan Tungwah Hospital, Dongguan, ChinaDongguan Tungwah Hospital, Dongguan, ChinaDongguan Tungwah Hospital, Dongguan, ChinaShenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, ChinaPurposeTo assess the safe, lowest effective laser power of subthreshold micropulse laser (SML) for treating acute and chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) in Chinese patients.MethodsPatients were distinguished with acute or chronic CSC based on focal or diffuse retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) leakage on fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), with or without widespread RPE decompensation. Patients were categorized into five groups and treated with 577 nm yellow SML according to 50% titration power. The change of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were set as primary outcomes. A linear regression model assessed the correlation between different factors and outcome indicators.ResultsA total of 103 patients with 127 eyes (61 with acute CSC and 66 with chronic CSC) were enrolled. The baseline characteristics were balanced between the five groups (all p > 0.05). The decrease of CMT and the improvement of BCVA were related to the CMT at baseline (all p < 0.05). We found that the lowest effective laser power for acute CSC was 425 mW (−225.50 μm vs. −171.24 μm vs. −114.50 μm vs. −130.54 μm vs. −68.00 μm, p < 0.001), showing a significant CMT reduction at this power, but no significant increase in BCVA (−0.15 ± 0.10 logMAR vs. −0.20 ± 0.16 logMAR vs. −0.14 ± 0.11 logMAR vs. −0.17 ± 0.30 logMAR vs. −0.11 ± 0.14 logMAR, p > 0.05). For chronic CSC, the lowest effective laser power was 375 mW (p = 0.01), the change of CMT was significant in 375 mW (−93.91 ± 109.06 μm, −119.32 ± 105.56 μm, −88.67 ± 67.26 μm, −60.89 ± 106.86 μm, and −99.11 ± 157.32 μm, p = 0.04). The change of BCVA was similar trend (−0.54 ± 0.66 logMAR vs. −0.17 ± 0.23 logMAR vs. −0.10 ± 0.21 logMAR vs. −0.02 ± 0.30 logMAR vs. 0.05 ± 0.19 logMAR, p < 0.001).ConclusionIn this study, our results suggested 425 mW and 375 mW laser power is the lowest effective SML power for treating acute and chronic CSC in Chinese patients respectively, And the power of SML for chronic CSC requires lower power than acute CSC.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1494402/fullcentral serous chorioretinopathysubthreshold micropulse lasercentral macular thicknesslaser powertreatment
spellingShingle Ting Xie
Ting Xie
Wangting Li
Linli Wang
Jiafeng Ning
Zhi Li
Yulei Chen
Xifeng Lin
Shaolin Du
Qingshan Chen
The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
Frontiers in Medicine
central serous chorioretinopathy
subthreshold micropulse laser
central macular thickness
laser power
treatment
title The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
title_full The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
title_fullStr The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
title_full_unstemmed The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
title_short The safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in Chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
title_sort safe lowest effective power of subthreshold micropulse laser treatment in chinese patients with acute or chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
topic central serous chorioretinopathy
subthreshold micropulse laser
central macular thickness
laser power
treatment
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1494402/full
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