The treatment of central exudative chorioretinopathy / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

Central exudative chorioretinopathy( CEC),also known as idiopathic choroidal neovascularization (ICN),was more common in middle-aged,appearing the isolated macular choroidal neovascularization lesions ( CNV ).CNV can cause macular hemorrhage,exudativeing and scarring and therefore affect the patient' s central vision.The etiology of CEC is below understanding,and the treatment aimed at CNV.The clinical management of CEC include photodynamic therapy ( PDT),the administration of antibody of vascular epithelial growth factor ( VEGF ),adrenal glucocorticoid drug,combined therapy,transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT),laser photocoagulation,ratiotherapy,surgery,Chinese traditional medicine and gene therapy.The various treating approaches and their mechanisms were reviewed.