Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

The goal of this paper is to review the recent literature of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and provide an update on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical findings, and management.

Recent findings

Although indocyanine-green angiography (ICGA) is still the gold standard for diagnosis of PCV, the use of en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography are useful tools in the diagnosis of PCV. Studies demonstrate superior treatment outcomes with combination photodynamic therapy (PDT) and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy.

Summary

PCV is a disease most commonly in Asians and African-Americans and presents with an orange-red nodule in the macula or the peripapillary region. While ICGA remains the mo

SUBMITTER: Kim JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736141 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature