Central serous chorioretinopathy
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Also known as central serous chorioretinopathy after bone marrow transplantationcentral serous choroidopathycentral serous retinopathyCSCCSCR
Summary
Central serous chorioretinopathy (MONDO:0018616) is a disease and 74 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include eplerenone, verteporfin, and aflibercept. A subtype of retinal disorder — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).
At a glance
- Clinical trials: 74
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | central serous chorioretinopathy |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0018616 |
| MeSH | D056833 |
| Orphanet | 443079 |
| ICD-10-CM | H35.71 |
| ICD-11 | 1623925689 |
| NCIT | C115124 |
| SNOMED CT | 312956001 |
| UMLS | C0730328 |
| MedGen | 147591 |
| GARD | 0000200 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: central serous chorioretinopathy after bone marrow transplantation · central serous choroidopathy · central serous retinopathy · CSC · CSCR
Disease family
This is a subtype of retinal disorder. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › retinal disorder › central serous chorioretinopathy
Related subtypes (31): retinal ischemia, rubeosis iridis, retinal vascular disorder, retinitis, retinal nerve fiber layer disorder, retinal edema, retinal degeneration, night blindness, hypertensive retinopathy, macular holes, retinal detachment, iris hypoplasia with glaucoma, angioid streaks, bradyopsia, myopic macular degeneration, osteogenesis imperfecta-retinopathy-seizures-intellectual disability syndrome, congenital retinal arteriovenous communication, Eales disease, achromatopsia, cancer-associated retinopathy, persistent placoid maculopathy, inherited vitreoretinopathy, retina neoplasm, retinal ciliopathy, melanoma associated retinopathy, isolated foveal hypoplasia, acute macular neuroretinopathy, autoimmune retinopathy, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, isolated chorioretinal dystrophy, torpedo maculopathy
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.
Genes & proteins
No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).
Function
No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
No approved or late-stage (phase ≥3) drug is indicated for this disease; the following are in earlier-phase trials only.
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Aflibercept, Bevacizumab, Brinzolamide, Eplerenone, Maltodextrin, Methotrexate, Mifepristone.
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 74.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 45 |
| PHASE2 | 13 |
| PHASE4 | 5 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 5 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 3 |
| PHASE1 | 2 |
| PHASE3 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01574430 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Study of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in Patients With Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC) |
| NCT01797861 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Prospective Randomized Controlled Treatment Trial for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT02462499 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Eplerenone Treatment for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Hungarian Population |
| NCT02681783 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | PRedictive Factors and Changes From Treatment in iPCV Versus CSR Versus nAMD With afLibercept |
| NCT03079141 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Photodynamic Therapy Versus Eplerenone: Treatment Trial for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT06809751 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Oral Melatonin in Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT00418431 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | WITHDRAWN | Intravitreal Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT02215330 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | A Study of the Beneficial Effects of Eplerenone on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT02735213 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Micropulse 577nm Laser vs Traditional Laser Treatment in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT05337332 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | Results of Suprachoroidal Steroids Injections in Two Chorioretinal Diseases |
| NCT05633576 | PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | Steroid Eye Drops in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT00211393 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Pilot Study of the Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Ketoconazole |
| NCT00211445 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Photodynamic Therapy Using Verteporfin for Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC) |
| NCT00489840 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Open-Label Anecortave Acetate |
| NCT00817245 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Treatment on Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (ICSCR) |
| NCT00963131 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | High-dose Antioxidants for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT00987077 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Selective Retina Therapy (SRT) in Patients With Idiopathic Central Serous Retinopathy |
| NCT01325181 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Ranibizumab Versus Low-fluence Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT01633983 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Methotrexate for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Treatment Trial |
| NCT01710332 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | The Safety & Efficacy of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection in Patients With Persistent Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT01822561 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Eplerenone for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT01971190 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection for Subacute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT01975103 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Non-damaging Retinal Laser Therapy With PASCAL Laser for Macular Diseases |
| NCT02153125 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Eplerenone For the Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT02354170 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Short-Term Oral Mifepristone for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT03542006 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Brinzolamide for the Treatment of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT04356716 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Sildenafil for Treatment of Choroidal Ischemia |
| NCT00403325 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Intravitreal Ranibizumab Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT02036632 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Eye Patch Therapy for Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR) |
| NCT02141308 | Not specified | RECRUITING | OCT in Rare Chorioretinal Diseases |
| NCT05570591 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Subthreshold Nanosecond Laser for Non-resolving Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT05589974 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Choroidal Blood Flow in Acute and Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT06346405 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and Micropulse Laser Treatment |
| NCT06468540 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Combination of Micropulse Laser With or Without Photodynamic Therapy for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT06527326 | Not specified | RECRUITING | the Study of the Association Between the Gut Microbiota and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
| NCT07298174 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Wide Field OCTA in Ocular Diseases |
| NCT07347119 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Prospective Geometric Analysis of Ultra-Widefield OCTA Characteristics in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Patients |
| NCT00403884 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Selective RPE Laser Treatment (SRT) for Various Macular Diseases |
| NCT00802906 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Bevacizumab Versus Micropulse in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC) |
| NCT00803517 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Comparison of Multifocal Electroretinogram Assessment in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSC) Between Laser Treatment Group and Photodynamic Therapy Group in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| EPLERENONE | 4 | 7 |
| VERTEPORFIN | 4 | 3 |
| AFLIBERCEPT | 4 | 1 |
| BRINZOLAMIDE | 4 | 1 |
| KETOCONAZOLE | 4 | 1 |
| LEVOKETOCONAZOLE | 4 | 1 |
| MIFEPRISTONE | 4 | 1 |
| TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE | 4 | 1 |
| ANECORTAVE ACETATE | 3 | 1 |
| MALTODEXTRIN | 3 | 1 |
| CHEMBL6134069 | 0 | 3 |
| CHEMBL328863 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL75 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4781942 | 0 | 1 |