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Epidemiology of Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Taiwan, 2001–2006: A Population-based Study

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  • Der-Chong Tsai
  • Shih-Jen Chen
  • Chin-Chou Huang
  • Pesus Chou
  • Chia-Min Chung
  • Po-Hsun Huang
  • Shing-Jong Lin
  • Jaw-Wen Chen
  • Tseng-Ji Chen
  • Hsin-Bang Leu
  • Wan-Leong Chan

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Objectives: The epidemiology of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is not well understood in an Asian population. The present study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for corticosteroid-unrelated CSCR using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. Methods and Results: From 2001 to 2006, a total of 786 patients (500 [63.6%] males) who were newly diagnosed with CSCR, aged from 20 to 64 years and had no history of corticosteroid prescription were identified as incident cases of idiopathic CSCR. 3606 age-, gender-, and enrollment time-matched subjects were randomly selected as the control group. The mean annual incidence was 0.21‰ (0.27‰ for males, and 0.15‰ for females; P

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  • Der-Chong Tsai & Shih-Jen Chen & Chin-Chou Huang & Pesus Chou & Chia-Min Chung & Po-Hsun Huang & Shing-Jong Lin & Jaw-Wen Chen & Tseng-Ji Chen & Hsin-Bang Leu & Wan-Leong Chan, 2013. "Epidemiology of Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Taiwan, 2001–2006: A Population-based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(6), pages 1-7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0066858
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066858
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