CHRONIC BENIGN RETINAL-PIGMENT EPITHELIAL DETACHMENT - A SUBTYPE OF CENTRAL SEROUS CHOROIDOPATHY

Between October 1983 and December 1991, 14 patients (mean age 48.1 [ra nge 38 to 68] years) presented with single, clear, cystic-appearing ju xtafoveal lesions beneath the retina, with discrete borders measuring approximately 2 mm in diameter. All patients had vision of 6/7.5 or be tter, which did not deteriorate over a follow-up period of 3 to 91 (me an 18.1) months. Angiographically, the lesions showed relative homogen eous hyperfluorescence with very discrete margins, the angiographic ap pearance of serous retinal pigment epithelial detachment. We describe the clinical and angiographic appearance on presentation and in follow -up and discuss the probable relationship of these lesions to central serous choroidopathy.