The role of psychogenic factors in the development of central serous chorioretinopathy (literature review)

Central serous chorioretinopathy is a common disease that carries the potential for disability and a decrease in the quality of life of patients. The existence of a large number of different and often contradictory theories of the development of central serous choriithinopathy complicates the development of population and individual preventive measures for this disease. This review presents the results of studies on the role of psychogenic factors in the development of central serous chorioretinopathy. The role of stress, including in the workplace and in the family, social and political cataclysms, as well as the body's response to stressful situations was investigated. According to many studies, stress and personality type A increase the chances of developing central serous choioretinopathy.