January 3, 2011

During the summer of 2008, I was diagnosed with Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR). It’s a frustrating condition, especially for a “visual” person like myself. The disease causes fluid to build up under the retina. My initial attack resulted in significant vision loss in my right eye for several months. Thankfully, I found a great retinal specialist (Dr. Kuhl) who was able to seal the leak in the back of my eye with photodynamic therapy (laser treatment). I have had a few attacks since then, but nothing very significant.

No one knows what causes the disease, but I’ve learned that mine can be triggered by taking any kind of adrenocortical steroid (nasal spray) or corticosteroid (like prednisone). In the middle of this past holiday break, the evil CSR returned…and I have no idea what triggered it. This week, Dr. Kuhl scanned the back of my retina, and he’ll scan it again next month. Hopefully, the leak(s) will heal themselves and the vision in my right eye will return to normal. All I can do is “wait and see.”