2MD, Dünyagöz İzmir Hospital, Ophthalmology, Izmir, Türkiye
3MD, KTO Karatay University Medicana Konya Hospital, Ophthalmology, Konya, Türkiye DOI : 10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.21 Purpose: This study aimed to compare the incidence of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC), which is thought to be associated with stress, in bank employees and the frequency of its detection in routine outpatient clinic examinations.
Material and Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed data from 891 active bank employees aged between 26-61 years who presented to our clinic between May 2021 and May 2022. A complete ophthalmological examination including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, anterior and posterior segment examination as well as OCT scan (Spectralis OCT, Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) and FFA (CANON EOS, CF-1) were performed in all cases diagnosed with CSCR. Equal number for age- and gender-matched cases who presented for routine eye controls were determined as the control group.
Results: We retrospectively screened 891 (401 women, 490 men) bank employee. Active CSCR was diagnosed in 7 patients. In addition, we retrospectively evaluated data from 891 age- and gender-matched subjects (401 women, 490 men) as controls. Active CSCR was diagnosed in only 1 patient in the control group. The CSCR incidence was calculated as 0.008 in bank employees whereas 0.001 in the control group, indicating a significant difference between the groups. (p<0.001)
Conclusion: In this study, the rate of CSCR diagnosis was found to be significantly higher in bank sector employees. This study suggests that it is necessary to be very careful in terms of posterior segment findings in the examination of employees from banking sector.
Keywords : Bank employees; visual loss; central serous chorioretinopathy; retina