Case series: pachychoroid pigment epitheliopathy transformed to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy after long-term follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pachychoroid pigment epitheliopathy (PPE), a retinal disorder that falls into the pachychoroid spectrum, is characterized by retinal pigment epithelium changes in pachychoroid eyes without existing or previous subretinal fluid or soft drusen. Previous reports have indicated that PPE may share some pathophysiologic component with other pachychoroid spectrum diseases and could transform into central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) during follow-up. CSC transformation to PNV and PCV has also been reported, but PPE transformation to PCV has not been reported.  CASE PRESENTATION: Seven eyes of seven patients (four male three female, aged 62.7 ± 8.4 years) who presented with PPE at baseline transformed to PCV during follow-up. All study eyes had baseline contralateral eye diagn

SUBMITTER: Tang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature