Selective Retina Therapy (SRT) in Patients With Idiopathic Central Serous Retinopathy

Inclusion Criteria: * Anamnestic reduction of visual acuity * Atients with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/200 or better * Presence of subretinal fluid (SRF) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) * Presence of active angiographic (multi)focal leakage in fluorescein angiography (FA) caused by ICSC but not choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) or other diseases * Absence of other retinal or ocular diseases (e. g. glaucoma, vessel diseases, vein occlusion or proliferative retinopathy) * Absence of cataract or media opacities of a degree which precludes taking retinal photographs and FA's * Absence of angle closure glaucoma which precludes pharmacological dilatation of the pupil. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who received any previous treatment, including PDT or focal cw laser photocoagulation for ICSC, or who had evidence of CNV, PCV, or other maculopathy on clinical examination or FA were excluded. * Patients receiving exogenous corticosteroid treatment, with systemic diseases such as Cushing's disease or renal diseases, and pregnant patients also were excluded. * Informed consent was obtained from all subjects, and the study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Kiel.